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A carbon land grab in the Democratic Republic of Congo
New report by Rainforest Foundation UK exposes the impacts of forest carbon projects.
 • Chris Lang
DRC’s 52 new oil blocks threaten vast areas of rainforest, peatlands, people, and the planet
“The Worst Place in the World to Drill for Oil”
 • Chris Lang
“People in Isangi wonder why they didn’t get a better share”
DW News journalist Jonas Gerding visits the Blattner family’s Isangi REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 • Chris Lang
The Blattner family’s Isangi REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled
Will Verra and the DRC government allow the Tshopo Lomami REDD project, the Blattner family’s next REDD boondoggle, to go ahead?
 • Chris Lang
The return of the carbon bomb: Democratic Republic of Congo opens 52 oil exploration blocks in the Cuvette Centrale peatlands
The Notre Terre Sans Pétrole coalition is demanding an immediate halt to the process.
 • Chris Lang
“Don’t use rainforests or any other carbon sink as a way to offset your reliance on fossil fuel.” Interview with Martin Simonneau, Cool…
“The unconditional payments are not results-based payments, but rights-based payments.”
 • Chris Lang
Book review: Ricardo’s Dream by Nat Dyer
Nat Dyer’s excellent book takes a deep dive into what lies behind simple economic theories and simple models, and their impact on the real world.
 • Chris Lang
Forestry researchers raise serious concerns about REDD: Focus on carbon markets leading to “lesser scrutiny of safeguards”
“What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?”
 • Chris Lang
The crypto carbon cowboys: Letscoin and Bluegrace Energy Bolivia
Also featuring Banyan Investment Bank, Quantum Metal, Mbombo Investment Group, Nexus Global One, BGCarbon Bank, NIBank, Maximance 2030, DevvStream, and…
 • Chris Lang
The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled 27 oil exploration blocks
For the time being, anyway.
 • Chris Lang
Ending fortress conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A new report from the Oakland Institute documents the abuses of the conservation industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 • Chris Lang
The African Commission recognises the rights of Indigenous Batwa people to return to their ancestral lands inside the Kahuzi-Biega National…
The decision sets an important precedent for Indigenous Peoples' land rights.
 • Chris Lang
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