REDD carbon credits greenwash Glencore’s coal mining in Colombia and allow extractivism to continue.
Tag: REDD and rights
REDD in Colombia: Continued deforestation and extractivist development
By Chris Lang “The greatest issue, or challenge, of our time is climate change,” Iván Duque, president of Colombia, said in Davos at the 2020 World Economic Forum. “So if we really want to as a society be able to contain the effects of climate change, we need to protect the tropical forests.”
Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor, Madagascar: “The economic viabilities of carbon offsetting are ridiculous”
By Chris Lang The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor is an extremely biodiverse area of forest in the eastern part of Madagascar. It is one of the largest remaining areas of rainforest in the country. The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor was designated as a national park in 2015.
Interview with Diego Saez-Gil, CEO of Pachama about his company’s work for Microsoft: “We can’t disclose details of the partnership”
Microsoft has announced that it “will be carbon negative by 2030”. Pachama is sources forest carbon offsets for Microsoft. How transparent is this partnership?
Six indigenous people killed in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua. “When a country doesn’t respect the rule of law, this is the result”
By Chris Lang On 29 January 2020, 80 heavily armed settlers attacked the community of Alal, a Mayangna indigenous community, in Nicaragua. Reports vary, but as many as six indigenous people may have been killed and 10 others kidnapped.