A recent article in Bloomberg looks at how Norway is planning to continue its greenhouse gas emissions. “Norway is wagering it will be easier to cut carbon emissions overseas than at home,” writes Bloomberg journalist Mathew Carr.
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Indonesia’s decision to put the REDD+ Agency in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry is “not in accordance” with Norway’s US$1 billion REDD deal
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has closed down the country’s REDD+ Agency. The REDD+ Agency will now become part of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
Indonesia’s REDD+ Agency to be swallowed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry?
On 2 September 2013, Indonesia established its REDD+ Agency as part of the US$1 billion REDD deal with Norway. Just over one year later, Indonesia’s Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, has proposed reducing the role of the REDD+ Agency to an advisory board within her ministry.
Is Peru’s President Humala serious about Indigenous Peoples’ rights?
In September 2014, Peru and Norway signed an agreement to reduce deforestation in Peru. When the US$300 million agreement was signed, AIDESEP and Rainforest Foundation Norway warned that Peru needed to improve its policy on Indigenous Peoples.
More on Green Resources’ plantations in Uganda: Response from Oakland Institute to Mads Asprem
Last week, REDD-Monitor wrote about a Norwegian company called Green Resources and the company’s carbon plantations in Uganda. A report published by the Oakland Institute coined the term “carbon violence” to describe the impact of the plantations on local people.