Indonesia’s rate of deforestation doubled in 2011-2012, compared to 2000-2003. That’s according to a recent satellite mapping study led by the University of Maryland with help from Google and NASA.
Author: Chris Lang
Financial Advisors Online is running a carbon credit recovery room scam
Financial Advisors Online is a company offering an exit strategy for people who were scammed into buying carbon credits as investments. Needless to say, for an upfront payment. And, needless to say, Financial Advisors Online is running a recovery room scam.
The tangled web of Enviro Associates, Gemmax Solutions, Gemmax Solutions Nominees and Clearset
In October 2013, Enviro Associates admitted that “in the voluntary carbon market, no one can sell your credits at this stage because the trade platforms are still in development stage”.
Kingsley Advice Group: Lies from a boiler room scam
Kingsley Advice Group claims to have “a long history of success” and to be a “trusted name in financial services”. Both of these statements are lies. The company was recently created. And it’s a scam, not a “trusted name”.
WWF’s REDD project in Madagascar: “There is no compensation, only penalties to pay”
The Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests is a REDD project in Madagascar covering a total area of 515,000 hectares. It is funded by Air France and run by WWF Madagascar, with support from Etc Terra and the GoodPlanet Foundation.