A new paper in World Development argues that REDD is, “the latest in a long row of conservation fads that have invoked great enthusiasm within the forestry-development sector, only to be dubbed a failure and abandoned at a later point in time”.
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Contradictions in Wildlife Conservation Society’s Seima REDD project in Cambodia
By Chris Lang In July 2016, the Walt Disney Company agreed to hand over US$2.6 million for carbon credits from a REDD project in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province.
Governor Ayade’s contradictions on REDD in Cross River State, Nigeria
This week, Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, the governor of Nigeria’s Cross River State, will be in Guadalajara, Mexico taking part in the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Annual Meeting. The aim of the GCF is to link states and provinces running REDD programmes with carbon markets in the rich countries.
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.
Indigenous Peoples’ statement: “To save the forests and stop climate change, save the peoples who protect them”
During the Oslo REDD Exchange earlier this month, four Indigenous Peoples’ organisations put out a statement emphasising the importance of indigenous peoples’ rights in saving forests and stopping climate change.