ABSTRACT
This chapter presents some of the environmental injustices caused by Reducing Emissions from Deforestation Degradation Plus (REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which affect marginalized populations including the poor, ethnic minorities, women, children, and elderly. These injustices may be a barrier to the longevity and successful execution of these international environmental schemes. It explores how an intersectional blends of marginalized traits makes individuals experience height-ened levels of environmental injustices. Environmental justice is an ideal of accountability and fairness in the protection and vindication of rights and the prevention and punishment of wrongs related to the impacts of ecological change on the poor and vulnerable in society. Despite women's vital role in sustainable forest management, many haven't had opportunities to influence forestry management decisions or participate in REDD+ design and implementation. Many environmental justices in the CDM also evolve from poverty, public neglect, illiteracy, and cultural and political discrimination faced by South Asian marginalized individuals.
