Advocates Demand Community Consent Before Article 6 Carbon Projects Scale Up
COP 31 Side Events • United NationsNovember 10, 2026
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Indigenous and community advocates at a COP 31 side event on Nov. 10, 2026, warned that the new global carbon market under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is expanding onto land that communities hold but often cannot legally defend. The informational panel took no votes. Instead, it laid out a reform agenda that includes collective consent, transparent contracts and tougher safeguards in the upcoming Article 6.2 review and the Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool revision.
- Collective consent and fair contracts top the demands of Indigenous and community panelists.
- About 50 Brazilian wind contracts pay $1 per hectare, a policy advisor from Inesc said.
- Land Matrix data: About 20% of CDM-transition projects are potentially land-intensive.
- 11 million hectares acquired for offsetting, an area the size of Austria.
- Carbon Market Watch targets the 2028 Article 6.2 review and 6.4 safeguards.
The basics: Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is the principle that communities must agree to projects on their land before work begins. They must give that consent freely and with full information.
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