By Chris Lang One of the key proposals for the next Convention on Biodiversity meeting is to increase the area of the planet covered by protected areas to 30% by 2030. The meeting was planned for October 2020, but was postponed because of the coronavirus. It is now planned for May 2021, in Kunming, China….
REDD notes: 31 August 2020
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Carbon conman Sami Raja is finally in prison
By Chris Lang In January 2019, Sami Raja was convicted of fraud and sentenced to eight years in prison. In his trail at Southwark Crown Court, Raja was found guilty of six counts of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. But Raja wasn’t in court, and didn’t go to prison, having fled to Dubai in…
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million for “results-based” REDD to Indonesia. Don’t mention the peat fires in 2015. Or the fact that Indonesia’s deforestation rate is currently increasing
By Chris Lang Last week, at its virtual board meeting, the Green Climate Fund approved US$103 million of “results-based” funding to Indonesia for the period 2014 to 2016. Obviously the Green Climate Fund’s Board is suffering from a form of collective amnesia. The fires in Indonesia’s forests and peatlands in 2015 emitted more greenhouse gases…
REDD notes: 24 August 2020
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