Earlier this year, I wrote an article for the Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung, a German NGO. The article was published (in German) in the organisation’s Rundbrief. It’s available for download here.
Category: Madagascar
The virtual economy of REDD: Conflicts of interest, hot air, and dodgy baselines
In order for REDD projects to generate carbon credits, a “baseline scenario” has to be created. This is supposed to reflect what would have happened under business-as-usual, or what would have happened in the absence of the REDD project.
How safeguards fail poor farmers in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena REDD project in Madagascar
The Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena is a 382,000-hectare REDD project in Madagascar being carried out by Conservation International, with support from the World Bank. A new study shows that the project is not compensating many of the people whose livelihoods are impacted by the restrictions on forest use.
Air France: Sponsor of COP21 and REDD
The UN climate negotiations that will take place in Paris are sponsored by a series of polluting companies. Among these companies are two that are also involved in REDD projects: Air France and BNP Paribas.
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.