Katherine Lofts

Take a look at this recently published webinar recap from last week's discussion 👉 landportal.org/blog-post/2023…… #landrights #landmatters @ForestPeoplesP @alianzabosques @FordFoundation @TenureFacility @katherinelofts @levisucre @thinink

⬇️ Meet the great speakers joining us this Thursday at 15:00 (CET) for a discussion on carbon markets gaining currency and the divergent opinions on its efficacy and impact on Indigenous Peoples and local communities. 🔗 Register here: thetenurefacility.org/carbon-markets… @landportal

📣Happening tomorrow 📣 Join us as we examine the issues and concerns that carbon markets raise for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. 🔗 thetenurefacility.org/carbon-markets… @landportal @FordFoundation @TRF @levisucre @katherinelofts @thinink

Really looking forward to participating in this event next week. #carbonmarkets #indigenousrights #fpic

‘In worst-case scenarios, Indigenous peoples and other residents have been kicked off their lands in the name of conservation. What decades of experience and research actually show us is that they were the best stewards of the forest in the first place.’ theverge.com/2023/2/10/2359…

#Indigenous communities are the stewards of many #carbon sinks, and a growing body of research shows they do as good a job of protecting #forests as national parks - and sometimes better. By @OllieGordon88: bit.ly/3X66wXP #COP27 #REDD+ @katherinelofts @RightsResources

Many thanks for the help, insight and research: @katherinelofts of @mcgillu, @GABRIELLABBATE1 at @unredd, Joshua Tosteson of @EverlandEarth, @WorldResources, @InnovaForum, @EnvCambodia, @RightsResources 🙏🙏

Many of the world’s most important #CarbonSinks are on land inhabited by #indigenous communities. For both to flourish, the rights of those communities must be secured. My latest feature for @EnergyMonitorAI👇 energymonitor.ai/policy/carbon-…

Extreme heat is a serious health hazard, particularly for older people, people w disabilities, pregnant people + children. Govts have a human rights obligation to protect people from the harms of extreme heat fueled by climate change. New from @hrw: bit.ly/3PLTaM2

@McGillCHRLP and IDA released a report on #DisabilityInclusion in National #Climate Commitments and Policies. The report demonstrates that govt's are far from complying with their duties to pursue disability-inclusive climate action. Read more: bit.ly/3aP5QT7 @mcgillu

JUST IN: The Commission on Human Rights has officially found legal grounds to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for acts to obfuscate climate science and says coal, oil, & gas should be kept in the ground. This is a historic WIN for #ClimateJustice! ✊ #LetTheEarthBreathe

Earth on track to be unlivable. Story, page 3. You can’t make this up

#CarbonMarkets can protect the world's forests only if combined with a fundamental decarbonization of supply chains and binding commitments to respect communities' land + forest rights. @sjodoin & @katherinelofts discuss our research in @ConversationCA. bit.ly/34yZaFW

Carbon markets are rapidly expanding, but many countries still lack the laws, regulations and safeguards needed to ensure the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are fully protected. theconversation.com/carbon-markets… via @ConversationCA @RightsResources @LawMcGill @sjodoin

“The next time someone says ‘fossil fuel subsidies’, remember they are talking about our so-called ‘leaders’ using working people’s taxes to invest in the deaths of children & the planet.” – @kuminaidoo at #COP26 on why it’s a crucial necessity to #StopFundingFossils immediately

We have less than 36 hours to avoid a very bad deal on #Article6: an outcome that would undermine the integrity of the #ParisAgreement and threaten #HumanRights! #NoRightsNoDeal #NixItIfYouCantFixIt A thread 🧵👇

"Unlike other populations at particular risk of #climate impacts people with disabilities have not been given adequate attention and opportunities for participation at @UNFCCC" @katherinelofts, @mcgillu at #COP26

Brilliant opening remarks and input from @JanWahlberg and @katherinelofts on the impact of climate change on upholding human rights, in particular those of disabled people. @GDA__online @InclusionScot

@JanWahlberg @katherinelofts continued, sharing that while @UNFCCC bodies have touched on the rights of persons with disabilities, there have been no specific initiatives to protect the rights of persons with disabilities in climate change like there have with other climate vulnerable groups

Unlike other populations at particular risk of climate impacts people with disabilities have not been given adequate attention and opportunities for participation at @UNFCCC, says @katherinelofts of @mcgillu at #COP26 side event on #disability & #ClimateAction