By Chris Lang During the first phase of the postponed Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity (COP15), Ian Scoones, Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex in the UK, wrote an article explaining why carbon offsetting through tree planting will not help solve the climate crisis….
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Massive tree planting schemes are not the answer to the biodiversity and climate crises
Massive tree planting schemes are proposed as a solution to both the biodiversity and climate crises. They will solve neither.
Suzano and COP26: The Glasgow climate debacle, part 3
Suzano and COP26: Suzano in Glasgow to promote industrial tree plantations as a “nature-based solution” to the climate crisis.
Leaked: Sabah’s Nature Conservation Agreement
Sabah’s Nature Conservation Agreement has been leaked.
REDD and Natural Climate Solutions are a massive distraction from real climate solutions
REDD and Natural Climate Solutions exist for one simple reason: To distract from the urgent need to leave fossil fuels in the ground.