By Chris Lang 22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity. The UN General Assembly launched World Biodiversity Day in 1993. This year’s theme, chosen by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is “Our solutions are in nature”. The CBD tells us that the theme, “emphasises hope, solidarity and the importance of working together…
Why REDD’s not dead, despite its “dismal track-record”
By Chris Lang A recent issue of the Journal of Political Ecology includes a Special Section focussing on REDD+. The Special Section is edited by Adeniyi Asiyanbi (Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Canada) and Jens Friis Lund (Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark).
Open thread: Changes to “REDD in the news” posts
By Chris Lang I’m planning to change the “REDD in the news” posts on REDD-Monitor. First, some background. The other day, I received an email. “Chris, you just published an article of hers??” it said, followed by this:
“Time to acknowledge our collective failure to respond to climate change”
By Chris Lang The Paris Agreement aims for a target of “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.” It’s time to…
Blackmore Bond collapse: Financial Conduct Authority is “responsible for every penny lost”
By Chris Lang Three weeks ago, Blackmore Bond’s mini-bond investment scheme collapsed into administration. The Financial Conduct Authority was warned three years ago about one of the boiler room operations that was cold calling pensioners to persuade them to invest in Blackmore Bond. But the FCA took no action.