In 2010, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) released a report titled, “New hope for the forests? REDD, biodiversity and poverty reduction”. Although the report is over a year old, REDD-Monitor only recently read it – others may have missed it too.
Tag: Financing REDD
Financing REDD: New report from CIRAD recommends “sustained investments”
A recent report by CIRAD (La Recherche Agronomique Pour La Développment) sums up many of the key issues regarding REDD and recommends that instead of performance-based payments for reduced deforestation, sustained investment is needed.
Worldwide Commodity Partners Limited – another carbon credit boiler room?
Worldwide Commodity Partners. London is the world centre for carbon trading. It also seems to be the world centre for boiler room companies selling carbon credits.
Response from Envirotrade: “The Nhambita project … has not failed”
Earlier this week, REDD-Monitor wrote about Envirotrade’s Nhambita project in Mozambique. This morning, REDD-Monitor received a response from Charles Hall, Chief Executive of Envirotrade. His response is posted in full below.
California groups urge Governor to reject REDD carbon offsets
Yesterday 33 California-based organisations wrote to California’s Governor Jerry Brown requesting that international forest carbon offsets be excluded from California’s cap and trade system.