Great Post, thanks! If any participants in these land-grabs truly understood the implications that their land would now be FOREST, forever, for someone else's profit, would they ever sign it? NO! Therefore obfuscation and manipulation are essential parts of the cash grab. With the proliferation of carbon credit schemes for just about everything, it won't be long before plastic bag manufacturers are selling carbon credits for not cutting down trees. (I hope they aren't reading this)
I passed this on to my 2 connections in Sierre Leone..
Great Post, thanks! If any participants in these land-grabs truly understood the implications that their land would now be FOREST, forever, for someone else's profit, would they ever sign it? NO! Therefore obfuscation and manipulation are essential parts of the cash grab. With the proliferation of carbon credit schemes for just about everything, it won't be long before plastic bag manufacturers are selling carbon credits for not cutting down trees. (I hope they aren't reading this)