On 22 May 2014, Thailand’s Royal Thai Armed Forces launched a coup d’état and set up a junta with the appropriately Orwellian name, the National Council for Peace and Order.
Author: Chris Lang
Biodiversity offsetting makes dreams come true – for developers
Five years ago, the European environment commissioner Stavros Dimas warned that biodiversity loss posed a threat as serious as climate change. But the EU continues to lose biodiversity.
GEN Equities: Another advance fee recovery room scam
“I have been recently approached by a company called GEN Equities of Dublin who say they can help me exit the market if I invest £5000.” This is one of several recent comments that REDD-Monitor has received about GEN Equities. The company has all the hallmarks of a recovery room scam.
Is Brazil’s reduced deforestation a result of REDD? Yes, says the Union of Concerned Scientists, but the evidence contradicts this claim
In recent years, Brazil has massively reduced its rate of deforestation. Understanding how these reductions came about is important if similar successes are to be achieved elsewhere.
Guyana has made no changes to policy, strategy, laws, regulations or procedures concerning forestry or mining
A recent report by the Union of Concerned Scientists highlights countries that have successfully reduced their rate of deforestation. In a post last week, I pointed out that the analysis deeply flawed.