Ten civil society organisations in Papua New Guinea have put out a media statement that rejects the Coalition for Rainforest Nations REDD deal in Papua New Guinea.
Illegal gold mining inside the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
After a clamp down on illegal mining in February 2019, illegal miners are moving into new areas in Madre de Dios – including inside the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios.
Madre de Dios Amazon REDD Project: EasyJet’s phantom carbon credits are generated by logging the forest
EasyJet is buying carbon credits from the Madre de Dios Amazon REDD Project in Peru. The REDD project is run by two logging companies.
The Brazilian Amazon is a carbon source not a sink
A new paper in Nature Climate Change found that the Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored between 2010 to 2019.
Switzerland’s offsetting deal with Peru excludes REDD. It will still not reduce emissions
In October 2020, Peru and Switzerland signed a carbon offsetting deal. It excludes REDD, but it will not reduce emissions globally.