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Biodiversity offsets and credits: “ecological impacts, land dispossession, loss of livelihoods and systematic violations of individual and…
A neoliberal market that commodifies nature and delays action on the loss of biodiversity globally. What’s not to like?
Oct 23
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Biodiversity offsets and credits: “ecological impacts, land dispossession, loss of livelihoods and systematic violations of individual and collective rights of the affected communities”
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From land grabbers to carbon cowboys
A new report by GRAIN looks at land grabbing for carbon projects.
Sep 19
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From land grabbers to carbon cowboys
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Greenpeace accuses UN Deputy Secretary-General of greenwashing an “ecocidal oil permit” in Conkouati-Douli National Park in the Republic of…
Last month Congolese human rights and environmental NGOs called on donors to suspend funding of Conkouati-Douli until the oil permit is cancelled.
Jul 23
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Greenpeace accuses UN Deputy Secretary-General of greenwashing an “ecocidal oil permit” in Conkouati-Douli National Park in the Republic of Congo
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Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda
A new investigation by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet exposes the inequity of carbon offsetting.
May 6
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Chris Lang
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Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda
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Apple claims that its new Apple Watch is carbon neutral. It’s not
“It’s more stuff, and more stuff always leaves a mark.”
Sep 21, 2023
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Chris Lang
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Apple claims that its new Apple Watch is carbon neutral. It’s not
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New report reveals that a majority of the board members of big conservation NGOs are linked to the finance industry
"The finance industry’s mission is profit – including from the financialisation of conservation"
Aug 28, 2023
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New report reveals that a majority of the board members of big conservation NGOs are linked to the finance industry
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Violent evictions at the Alto Mayo REDD project in Peru
Verra describes Alto Mayo as a “good example” of a project that provides “a lifeline to communities”.
Mar 9, 2023
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Violent evictions at the Alto Mayo REDD project in Peru
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Blue carbon is “uncertain” and “unreliable” says new report
Mangrove forests store vast amounts of carbon, particularly in the sediments below the mangroves.
Aug 11, 2022
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Chris Lang
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Blue carbon is “uncertain” and “unreliable” says new report
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Conservation International admits failures in its Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD project in Peru. But uses the failures as part of its…
A recent paper in the journal World Development includes a case study of the Alto Mayo Protected Forest.
Nov 30, 2021
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Chris Lang
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Conservation International admits failures in its Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD project in Peru. But uses the failures as part of its success narrative
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How Conservation International’s Blue Carbon mangrove project in Colombia helps greenwash Apple’s extractivist operations
In May 2021, a mangrove conservation project covering 7,646 hectares in Colombia started selling “blue carbon credits”.
Jun 11, 2021
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How Conservation International’s Blue Carbon mangrove project in Colombia helps greenwash Apple’s extractivist operations
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How REDD greenwashes Glencore’s coal mining operations in Colombia
“I have had many dialogues with our relatives within the Amazonian forests that they call, the ‘living forests’.
Jan 21, 2021
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Chris Lang
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How REDD greenwashes Glencore’s coal mining operations in Colombia
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Sarah Milne on REDD in Cambodia: “Unchecked government power, the erosion of Indigenous rights, and violence against environmental…
Sarah Milne is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University.
Dec 29, 2020
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Sarah Milne on REDD in Cambodia: “Unchecked government power, the erosion of Indigenous rights, and violence against environmental defenders”
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