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Category: European Union

Forced evictions in the name of conservation: 28 Sengwer homes burned in Kenya

Posted on 15 July 202024 September 2020

By Chris Lang On 11 May 2020, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Fred Matiangi’i, issued a moratorium on forced evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. He made the announcement on national television. On 10 July 2020, Kenya Forest Service guards burned down 28 homes belonging to Sengwer Indigenous People in…

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The EU’s NaturAfrica must avoid colonialism in conservation: Protected areas should be managed by Indigenous Peoples themselves

Posted on 12 June 202012 June 2020

By Chris Lang On 11 December 2019, European Commission published a Communication setting out a European Green Deal for the European Union and its citizens. The Communication referred to its Comprehensive Strategy with Africa, and mentioned an initiative called “NaturAfrica”:

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The aviation industry is avoiding its climate commitments while manipulating the price of carbon offsets downwards

Posted on 11 June 202012 June 2020

By Chris Lang Before the coronavirus crisis, greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry were among the fastest growing of any industry. Yet there is no mention of the aviation sector in the Paris Agreement. Instead, in 2016, the UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) announced that aviation would go “carbon neutral” from 2020.

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REDD notes: 1 June 2020

Posted on 1 June 20202 June 2020

By Chris Lang This week’s REDD notes. For a lot more links to news about forests, the climate crisis, natural climate solutions, the oil industry and so on, please follow @reddmonitor on Twitter.

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German prosecutors seek arrest of Peter Virdee (AKA “Batman”) for €125 million carbon credit VAT fraud

Posted on 12 February 20201 April 2020

By Chris Lang Prosecutors in Frankfurt am Main announced this week that they are seeking the arrest of a 46-year-old British businessman charged with running a criminal gang that pocketed €125 million via a carbon credit VAT carousel fraud.

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