Earlier this week, REDD-Monitor wrote about Envirotrade’s Nhambita project in Mozambique. This morning, REDD-Monitor received a response from Charles Hall, Chief Executive of Envirotrade. His response is posted in full below.
Author: Chris Lang
Carbon, crime and impunity in Indonesia’s plantation sector
Central Kalimantan is the REDD Pilot Province under the Indonesia-Norway US$1 billion REDD deal. Here, if anywhere, we should see the evidence of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s recent statement that “Indonesia has reversed course by committing to sustainable forestry.” Unfortunately, the evidence points to business as usual.
California groups urge Governor to reject REDD carbon offsets
Yesterday 33 California-based organisations wrote to California’s Governor Jerry Brown requesting that international forest carbon offsets be excluded from California’s cap and trade system.
Envirotrade’s carbon trading project in Mozambique: “The N’hambita experiment has failed”
The N’hambita experiment has failed. Envirotrade’s project in Mozambique is not raising enough money from sales of carbon credits.
The Carbon Cowboy: David Nilsson on 60 Minutes Australia
By Chris Lang David Nilsson arrived in Peru two years ago and promised indigenous communities billions of dollars in return for signing over the rights to their forests. This week, 60 Minutes Australia broadcast an investigation into Nilsson’s operations in Peru and elsewhere.