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Living Investments UK

Living Investments UK and Hyperion Management are boiler room scams that offered investments in teak plantations in Costa Rica. But will the UK authorities take any action?

Posted on 28 March 20226 September 2022

Living Investments UK scammed people through an investment scam in teak plantation in Costa Rica. The UK authorities are taking no action.

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30x30

The new ‘con’ in conservation: Why the proposed voluntary, Paris Agreement-style, ‘30×30’ target for protected areas won’t save the world’s biodiversity

Posted on 24 September 202114 January 2022

The 30×30 target for protected areas will not protect biodiversity but could result in serious impacts for Indigenous Peoples.

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30x30

Fishing communities in Costa Rica oppose the 30×30 conservation target

Posted on 15 June 202115 June 2021

Costa Rica is co-chair of the Coalition pushing the 30×30 conservation target. Fishing communities in Costa Rica are opposed to the 30×30 target.

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Property Frontiers

“Returns up to 895%” and other misleading statements from Property Frontiers about investments in EcoPlanet Bamboo and Silva Tree

Posted on 3 February 201718 September 2021

Property Frontiers attracts investors to its alternative investments by making claims that they can make huge returns.

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Ecobamboo Lot promised a return of 26% a year from its bamboo plantations in Nicaragua. Now it’s closing down

Posted on 29 October 201621 February 2017

A 2012 brochure from a company called Ecobamboo Lot makes investing in bamboo look very promising: “A rare opportunity to purchase a Deeded Bamboo Lot in Central America.” The company promised a return of 26% a year: “Bamboo lot owners will receive harvest income starting at year four. The ROI is forecasted at 26% per…

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