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# Environmental Justice

PROJECT DEVELOPERS MUST 

* Respect local or traditional approaches to land ownership and management. • Avoid project development on land with unclear or insecure land tenure to reduce the risk of tenure disputes and disenfranchisement of local communities. 

PROJECT DEVELOPERS SHOULD 

* Proactively plan for the job security and economic stability of workers to mitigate the short duration of many forestation activities, e.g., through longer-term employment across multiple parcels in a region. 
* Where displacement of existing activities occurs, even activities that may be deemed destructive or illicit, ensure alternative livelihoods substitute for the displaced activities. 
* Actively promote long-term sustainable livelihoods and economic opportunities for local communities (e.g., support local workforce development programs and initiatives).