The Eco Resources Fund was launched in July 2012 in the Isle of Man. Via a special purpose vehicle called ERF Limited, the Fund invested in bamboo plantations in Nicaragua and South Africa. The bamboo plantations are run by EcoPlanet Bamboo.
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EcoPlanet Bamboo’s Eco Resources Fund PCC to go into liquidation
A company called EcoPlanet Bamboo (UK) Ltd launched a “bamboo bond” in 2011. Investors were encouraged to hand over their money, which would be used to establish bamboo plantation in Nicaragua. Camille Rebelo, one of the co-founders of EcoPlanet Bamboo, claimed that an investment of US$50,000 would see a return of 500% over 15 years….
The return of the Kamula Doso REDD project in Papua New Guinea: This time run by Mayur Resources, a mining company, and Santos, an oil and gas company
Kamula Doso REDD project is being redeveloped by Mayur Resources, a mining company, and Santos, an oil and gas company
“REDD does nothing to address the crisis of endless economic growth.” Interview with Chris Lang, REDD-Monitor, by Fábio Alkmin, PhD student at the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Interview with Chris Lang: “The reality in far too many cases is that REDD projects are exacerbating existing problems such as fortress conservation.”
Kanaka Management Services’ REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Fundamentally incompatible with the government’s vision and objectives, both in terms of poverty alleviation and climate and biodiversity protection”
Kanaka Management Services is setting up a massive REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.