Conservation International’s blue carbon project in Colombia is a dangerous distraction from the urgent need to stop extractivism and to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
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Peru’s new REDD deal with Norway, Germany, the UK and the USA. Much ado about nothing
Peru’s new REDD deal involves no commitments of new money from Norway, Germany, the UK, or the USA.
Tainted Beef: France’s Casino Group linked to deforestation and illegal cattle ranching inside protected areas in Colombia
Tainted Beef, a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency, reveals how beef from illegal cattle ranching inside protected areas is sold in Colombia’s supermarkets.
BluForest Inc. claimed to have three REDD projects in Ecuador covering 1.6 million hectares. But BluForest was just a pump and dump scam
By Chris Lang Jim Can and Charles Miller, the men behind a pump and dump scam called BluForest Inc., have been banned from Alberta’s capital market. BluForest claimed to have three REDD projects in Ecuador, covering a total of more than 1.6 million hectares. The company estimated that the projects would generate 4.25 million carbon…
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.