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REDDheads: The people and organisations behind REDD
By Chris Lang REDD did not appear from nowhere. Behind the idea are people and institutions who have promoted REDD in different ways over the past decades. Understanding REDD means understanding the players involved and their motivations for promoting a scheme to generate carbon credits from tropical forests instead of finding ways to keep fossil…
A jurisdictional approach will not solve the most serious REDD+ problems
The California Air Resources Board is considering adding REDD credits to its cap and trade scheme, part of the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). It’s an interesting time to make the decision, since California is currently struggling to sell pollution allowances.
REDD in Cambodia: “The house is burning but they are discussing the colour of the curtains”
REDD in Cambodia: A new report by Forest Trends documents the destruction of Cambodia’s forests but proposes the false solutions of sustainable forest management and REDD.
World Rainforest Movement call to action: No to REDD, extractivism, and capitalism
By Chris Lang At the end of last week, just before the start of this year’s United Nations climate negotiations (COP20) in Lima, Peru, World Rainforest Movement and other signatories put out a call to action “to reject REDD+ and extractive industries to confront capitalism and defend life and territories”.