Suzano and COP26: Suzano in Glasgow to promote industrial tree plantations as a “nature-based solution” to the climate crisis.
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The unravelling of Global Forestry Investments continues with £4.7 million in payments from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. A backstory featuring Total Wealth Solutions, the Green Retirement Pension Plan, Hutchinson & Co. Trust Company, Eco Quest, GXG Markets, Opus Capital, Alfred Henry Corporate Finance, and a walk-on part for Thorn Medical
By Chris Lang The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has paid out £4.7 million over a firm of independent financial advisers called Total Wealth Solutions. Total Wealth Solutions went into voluntary liquidation in June 2017.

How the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative is promoting the expansion of industrial tree plantations
The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative could result in a massive expansion of industrial tree plantations in Africa.

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”.