The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve is the only REDD project in Indonesia that has managed to sell any carbon credits. The project is dependent on continued sales of carbon credits, and on the price of carbon. Neither is certain.
Author: Chris Lang
Gold mining in Guyana: Is this what the Low Carbon Development Strategy looks like?
Gold mining in Guyana is booming. It’s the country’s biggest export. Last year Guyana exported gold worth US$1 billion. But government is failing to address the serious environmental and social impacts caused by gold mining.
APRIL’s ecological armageddon continues in Sumatra and North Kalimantan
Aerial photographs by Greenpeace reveal that Asia Pacific Resources International Limitied continues to clear peat forest in Sumatra, despite the company’s forest policy.
Ecuador’s continued conflict over oil drilling, indigenous rights and biodiversity
Last month, Ecuador’s government approved permits for oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park. The drilling will be carried out by a subsidiary of the national oil company, Petroamazonas and will start in 2016.
REDD myth no. 2: Sustainable Forest Management
Sustainable Forest Management: The myth that cutting down the trees protects the forest. Even Rimbunan Hijau claims to practice sustainable forest management.