REDD Project in Brazil Nut concessions: A review by Elias Ayrey, remote sensing scientist, reveals major flaws in the methodology.
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Conservation International admits failures in its Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD project in Peru. But uses the failures as part of its success narrative
Conservation International admits failures in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest. But instead of looking at the politics behind these failures, it uses them to boost its success narrative.

Verified hot air: how a popular carbon offset project in Peru has taken tens of millions of dollars from hundreds of companies and individuals but done nothing to prevent climate change
Verified hot air: The REDD Project in Brazil Nut concessions in Madre de Dios has sold nearly 10 million carbon credits. But it has not reduced deforestation.

Statement from Kichwa Indigenous People opposing exclusionary conservation and REDD in the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru
Kichwa Indigenous People are opposed exclusionary conservation at the Cordillera Azul National Park – which is also a REDD project.

“REDD hasn’t contributed to the structural reforms that would improve the recognition and protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights”: Interview with Tom Younger, Forest Peoples Programme (part 4)
By Chris Lang Interview with Tom Younger, Peru Programme Coordinator and Policy Advisor at Forest Peoples Programme. The interview was conducted online in May 2021. It’s a long interview, divided into four sections – here are the previous three parts: