EasyJet is buying carbon credits from the Madre de Dios Amazon REDD Project in Peru. The REDD project is run by two logging companies.
Tag: FSC
Coronavirus notes #5: FSC Australia’s shameful role in promoting logging as an “essential service”
By Chris Lang Australia suffered devastating fires between September 2019 and February 2020. About 7.4 million hectares of forest was burned, mainly in New South Wales and Victoria. The fires released 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – significantly more than the 530 million tonnes of CO2 that the country emits each year.
Coronavirus notes #4: When is recycled toilet paper not recycled? When it carries an FSC Recycled label
By Chris Lang Hoarding of toilet paper started in early February 2020 in Hong Kong after consumers panicked themselves into believing that the coronavirus outbreak in China would disrupt supplies. Within days, toilet paper shelves were empty in the supermarkets. Social media helped fuel the hoarding, which quickly spread across the world from Sydney to…
Evicted for carbon credits: New Oakland Institute report confirms forced evictions for Green Resources’ plantations in Uganda
The Oakland Institute has released a new report about the impact of Green Resources’ plantations in Uganda on local communities: “Evicted for Carbon Credits: Norway, Sweden and Finland displace Ugandan farmers for carbon traders”. The report is the Oakland Institute’s third about Green Resources, exposing the destructive impact the company’s plantations have had on local…
Mighty Earth files complaint against Korindo with FSC. But no Korindo Group companies should have been FSC certified in the first place
On 15 May 2017, the Washington-based NGO Mighty Earth submitted a complaint to FSC about the Korindo Group’s destructive activities.