In March 2013, REDD-Monitor wrote about a company called Anglo-Capital Partners, which was selling carbon credits as “a phenomenal alternative investment opportunity”. Last month, after an investigation by the Insolvency Service, Anglo-Capital Partners was ordered into liquidation in the High Court.
Beware of the Murdoch & Chase boiler room and recovery room scam
Murdoch & Chase Asset Management is an “alternative investment brokerage based in the heart of the City of London”. It offers a series of “Services”: Fine Wine, Properties in Brazil, Rare Earth Commodities, Real Estate, Stagnant Asset Release, and Due Dilligence.
What came out of Warsaw on REDD? Part 2: Some reactions
“Amid cheers and applause negotiators announced the completion of the REDD+ program design.” That’s Pipa Elias, REDD+ and agriculture expert for the Union of Concerned Scientists, responding to the Warsaw REDD decisions on Friday.
No to Biodiversity Offsetting
You’ve heard of carbon offsetting. Here’s biodiversity offsetting – a scheme that would allow destructive development projects just about anywhere.
Introducing another World Bank forest boondoggle: Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes
Yesterday, at COP19 in Warsaw, Norway, the UK, and the USA launched yet another initiative to protect forests and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Called the “BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes”, this will be a public-private partnership housed in the World Bank.