30×30 – protecting 30% of the earth’s surface by 2030 – threatens the biggest land grab the world has ever seen – in the name of conservation.
A question for Jeffrey Kitingan, Sabah’s Deputy Chief Minister: Who owns Lionsgate, the company registered in the British Virgin Islands that owns all the shares in Hoch Standard?
A question for Jeffrey Kitingan: who is the anonymous shareholder of Hoch Standard, namely the beneficial owner of Lionsgate in the British Virgin Islands?
‘Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures’ (OECMs): an acceptable face of protected areas that can save biodiversity?
By Simon Counsell Summary So-called ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) are included in the proposed global target to increase protected areas to thirty per cent of the planet by 2030 (‘30×30’). They can notionally involve designations such as indigenous territories and community conserved lands in order to overcome the well-documented human rights problems caused…
“Sabah’s Nature Conservation Agreement “legally impotent” says Attorney General
Sabah’s Nature Conservation Agreement: A press statement from Sabah’s Attorney General strongly opposes the Agreement.
Companies buy older and cheaper carbon offsets. But that’s just Gresham’s Law in action: “Bad money drives out good”
Companies buy older and cheaper carbon offsets: Gresham’s Law explains how companies tend to buy the worst possible carbon offsets.