Penny Wong is Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Water. Ilya Gridneff is a journalist working for the Australian Associated Press in Papua New Guinea.
Category: Papua New Guinea
PNG update: Yasause suspended, dodgy carbon credits and carbon ripoffs
Last week, Theo Yasause, the director of Papua New Guinea’s Office of Climate Change, was suspended while an internal investigation of the office is carried out, reports Australian Associated Press. For several weeks, the government of Papua New Guinea has been embroiled in a scandal over the issuance of a series of REDD credits, in…
Anatomy of a deal: The April Salome REDD project in Papua New Guinea
On 4 June 2009, Reuters reported evidence of a multi-million offer from carbon brokers to PNG’s Office of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability. Reuters also reported on sale of carbon credits from an area of forest in PNG that has not been validated.
Forests, corruption and cars: Why REDD has to be about more than carbon
In a side event at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Patrick Alley of Global Witness highlighted the dangers of REDD – as well as the potential opportunities.
IIED report on Tenure in REDD: Theory 1, Reality 7
The International Institute for Environment and Development published an important new report last week, “Tenure in REDD: Start-Point or Afterthought?”. Written by Lorenzo Cotula and James Mayers, it is a welcome addition to the discussion on REDD.