Land Deals In Africa By Dubai-Based Company Raise Eyebrows

In Liberia, concerns have been raised over land deals involving a Dubai-based company, Blue Carbon, which intends to purchase significant portions of the country's land for conservation purposes, as reported by Taiwo Adebayo for the Associated Press (AP).

Blue Carbon plans to profit from conservation efforts by selling carbon credits to polluters to offset emissions. I Photo: Blue Carbon

The Liberian government has agreed to sell approximately 10% of the country's land to Blue Carbon, aiming to preserve forests threatened by logging and farming. Blue Carbon plans to profit from conservation efforts by selling carbon credits to polluters to offset emissions.

However, activists criticize this approach as "carbon colonialism," arguing that it disregards Indigenous land rights and lacks legal frameworks for community protection.

Similar concerns have been raised in other African countries, where land deals with Blue Carbon could potentially displace Indigenous populations and lead to human rights abuses.

The situation highlights the complex intersection of environmental conservation, land rights, and economic interests in developing regions.

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