#Interconnected Controversial Solutions Hindering the Path to Fair Development in Rainforest Regions

Carbon credits are becoming the new commodities in tropical forests. However, some experiences from past stories supported by the Pulitzer Center highlight how this potential solution could create more problems if not properly regulated and carefully implemented. What are the main concerns surrounding carbon credits? Are they a useful tool for the bioeconomy, or could they hinder the evolution of sustainable and fair development in the Amazon region? Speakers: Fernanda Wenzel is a Brazilian journalist whose investigations have been published in The Intercept Brasil, Agência Pública, Repórter Brasil, Revista Piauí, Valor Econômico, Folha de S. Paulo, CNN International, BBC Brasil, and Mongabay. Her work includes a series of stories about the advance of livestock in the rainforest, investigations about the financiers of the beef industry, stories denouncing violations by large corporations against traditional communities, and BR Above All, a documentary about the construction of a road in one of the most preserved parts of the Amazon. Andrés Bermúdez Liévano is a Colombian journalist who works at the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) and whose reporting has focused on environmental issues, drug policy, transitional justice, and how victims of Colombia's armed conflict rebuild their lives. His work also includes two books on Colombia's 2016 peace agreement. Pedro Martins is a lawyer and researcher at FASE (Federação de Órgãos para Assistência Social e Educacional) Amazônia. Marcela Vecchione Gonçalves holds a doctorate in international relations and has experience in critical development studies, land and territory governance in the Pan-Amazon region, and international cooperation between and for Indigenous peoples and traditional communities. Moderator: Maria Darrigo is the Pulitzer Center's program manager for education in Latin America. #climate #carboncredits #amazonrainforest #clima #interconnected #