Global Forestry Investments scam: Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers have both been sentenced to 11 years in jail.
Category: Brazil
Open Letter Denouncing Suzano Papel e Celulose’s glyphosate-resistant Genetically Engineered (GE) Eucalyptus
By Chris Lang More than 50 organisations, networks and movements have signed on to an open letter criticising the use of a new genetically engineered eucalyptus tree by the Brazilian company Suzano Papel e Celulose. The GE trees are resistant to the pesticide glyphosate. The letter demands the immediate revocation of the license for the…
Global Forestry Investments: Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers convicted for £37 million scam
Global Forestry Investments: Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court for their teak plantation investment scam.
“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.”
Ecomapuá Amazon REDD Project, Brazil: Pública investigation reveals Ecomapuá Conservação is selling “illegal” carbon offsets from land it does not own, without transferring the money to local communities
Ecomapuá Amazon REDD Project: A detailed investigation by the Brazilian investigative journalism website Pública reveals a REDD project selling “illegal” carbon offsets from land it does not own.