In April 2015, WWF and Rougier, a French logging company, announced that they would work together on a three year programme to “jointly advance responsible forest management and trade”. The deal is part of WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) that aims to promote trade in legal and sustainable timber.
An email trail of a carbon credit scam (part 2). Featuring 360 Invest Group, Carbon-ex, and Colemans-CTTS
In April 2016, REDD-Monitor wrote a post featuring a series of emails that ouline how a pensioner called Miriam was scammed into handing over £23,000 for carbon credits, which the scammers claimed were an investment. Ten days ago, Miriam sent REDD-Monitor some more emails. This post features these new emails.
Greenpeace opposes REDD offsets in California. But that’s not what EDF’s Steve Schwartzman wants you to think
At a recent workshop in Sacramento, Environmental Defense Fund’s Steve Schwartzman was waving around copies of a letter in favour of California using REDD offsets in its cap and trade scheme. Following the letter was a list of NGO logos, including that of Greenpeace Brazil. But Greenpeace has consistently opposed REDD offsets in California. How…
Enough is enough! Stop the evictions of the Sengwer indigenous peoples in Kenya
In July 2009, Navin Rai travelled to the Cherangani Hills in Kenya as part of a delegation of World Bank and Kenyan officials who travelled to the Cherangani Hills in Kenya. At the time Rai was the World Bank’s top adviser on Indigenous Peoples.
Response from Lee Hales, Prestige Investment Group Limited: “Please remove the information you have posted about on your website”
A little over a month ago, REDD-Monitor wrote about a company called Prestige Investment Group Limited. The company director, Lee Hales had written to REDD-Monitor explaining that he wanted to speak to people who had been scammed into buying carbon credits as investments.