REDD-Monitor has reported several times on sales of carbon credits in the UK, from what seem to be boiler room operations. The Metropolitan Police recently put out, “The Little Book of Big Scams” (pdf file, 3.9 MB), explaining how to avoid these and other scams and providing advice on what to do if you are…
Response from Lars Ekman on Norway, REDD and corruption in DR Congo
On 23 January 2013, REDD-Monitor wrote about the dangers of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Part of the post was about a presentation that Lars Ekman, a senior advisor at Norad, gave on REDD and the risks of corruption.
More corruption involving Norwegian REDD funding in Tanzania?
In 2006, an evaluation of Norwegian aid to Tanzania revealed that about US$30 million had been lost to corruption and mismanagement in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. The money was about half of the total that Norway spent on a Management of Natural Resources Programme. This week, Norwegian aid is in the headlines…
World Bank management rejects criticisms of industrial logging
The debate about the World Bank’s lending on forests is heating up after the Independent Evaluation Group’s review was leaked last week. The IEG report is very critical of the World Bank’s record in the forestry sector, particularly the fact that the Bank’s involvement in forests has failed to address poverty and has not benefited…
IEG report: World Bank’s forestry lending has not reduced poverty
Between July 2002 and June 2011, the World Bank poured US$4.1 billion into 345 forestry related projects. A recent review by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) found that overall these projects have failed to address poverty or to benefit local communities. No surprises, there, then.