Last week, REDD-Monitor wrote about a Norwegian company called Green Resources and the company’s carbon plantations in Uganda. A report published by the Oakland Institute coined the term “carbon violence” to describe the impact of the plantations on local people.
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Dark Green? Response from Mads Asprem, CEO of Green Resources, to the Oakland Institute
Yesterday, REDD-Monitor wrote about the impact of Green Resources’ plantations on local communities in Uganda. The post was based on a new report by the Oakland Institute, “The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda”.
Carbon violence: The impact of Green Resources’ carbon plantations in Uganda
A new report by the Oakland Institute introduces the term “carbon violence” to describe the impact of Green Resources’ plantation operations in Uganda on local communities and their environment. Green Resources is a Norwegian-registered plantation company with 41,000 hectares of plantations in Africa, in Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda.
Forest Stewardship Council certification does not guarantee reduced forest carbon emissions
A recent study in East Kalimantan revealed no difference in carbon emissions between Forest Stewardship Council certified logging operations and conventional logging concessions.
Alarm bells ringing: Olam International and REDD in the Republic of Congo
Olam International and REDD: Having trashed the forests for decades, Olam International’s subsidiary CIB now wants to cash in on REDD in one concession while converting others to oil palm.