Forest offsets in California’s buffer pool are not enough to deal with the risks of wildfire and disease – especially as the climate crisis intensifies.
Tag: Forest fires
Some questions for Land Life Company following the 14,000 hectare fire in Spain
Land Life Company declines to answer questions about the 14,000 hectare fire it started in Aragón, Spain
“Impact you can see”: Carbon offsetting outfit Land Life Company burns 14,000 hectares in Spain
Land Life Company is an offsetting firm that accidentally set fire to 14,000 hectares of land in northeastern Spain, at one of its tree planting operations.
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million for “results-based” REDD to Indonesia. Don’t mention the peat fires in 2015. Or the fact that Indonesia’s deforestation rate is currently increasing
By Chris Lang Last week, at its virtual board meeting, the Green Climate Fund approved US$103 million of “results-based” funding to Indonesia for the period 2014 to 2016. Obviously the Green Climate Fund’s Board is suffering from a form of collective amnesia. The fires in Indonesia’s forests and peatlands in 2015 emitted more greenhouse gases…
Guest Post: Facing a burning crisis
Tal Harris is Greenpeace Africa’s International Communications Coordinator. He submitted this Guest Post about the fires in the Amazon, and in the Congo Basin.