The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative could result in a massive expansion of industrial tree plantations in Africa.
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Plantations are not forests!
Plantations are not forests! WRM’s statement to mark the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations.
“Storage of carbon in plants and soils cannot compensate for emissions of fossil carbon”
By Chris Lang Last week, 23 researchers and experts published an article in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter titled, “Misleading and false myths about carbon offsets”. The article was initiated by Researchers Desk, a non-profit association set up in October 2019 in response to Greta Thunberg’s call to “listen to the researchers”.
International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations: How WWF and the African Development Bank are promoting land grabs in Africa
By Chris Lang Yesterday was the 16th International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations. In 2004, rural communities in Brazil declared the day to commemorate the resistance against the expansion of monoculture tree plantations in Brazil. Through solidarity statements and actions around the world the day has evolved to become an International Day of…
Ten pitfalls of massive tree planting campaigns like the World Economic Forum’s trillion trees initiative
By Chris Lang “Scientists, corporations, mystics, and movie stars have convinced policymakers around the world that a massive campaign to plant trees should be an essential element of global climate policy. Public dialogue has emphasized potential benefits of tree planting while downplaying pitfalls and limitations that are well established by social and ecological research.”