Australia's carbon markets risk penalizing Indigenous stewardship

Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalizing long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature Climate Change. The article by RMIT University environmental science and legal experts working with a Yirrganydji Aboriginal Bama (Person) highlights growing frustration among traditional owners who often find their lands ineligible for carbon credits because they remain intact.