Caught REDD Handed
A briefing on how Indonesia’s logging moratorium was criminally compromised on day one, and how Norway stands to profit
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Forests & Carbon
Jago Wadley on defining Indonesia’s deforestation moratorium
In March this year, Indonesia and Norway signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on REDD+ an ambitious scheme to compensate countries such as Indonesia for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation. Under the agreement, Norway has pledged $ 1 Billion fund – a mix of REDD preparation activities in Indonesia, such as policy reforms and [...]
Norwegian cancellation of investment in Malaysian logger highlights need for review of wider investments in deforestation operations
LONDON: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends Norway’s divestment of its pension fund’s shares in Malaysian logger Samling Global this week, but calls for a more comprehensive review of the fund’s wider investments of over $400 million in other controversial forestry and plantation companies. On August 23, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance announced the sale [...]
Up For Grabs: Deforestation And Exploitation In Papua’s Plantations Boom
Massive Land Grab for Plantations in Papua Threatens Vital Forests and Exploits Local Communities A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak – entitled “Up for Grabs” – exposes how five million hectares of land, most of it forested, is being targeted in Papua by powerful companies seeking to cash in on [...]
Putting The Brakes on the Drivers of Forest Destruction
The briefing explains how a proposed UN mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) will not work without efforts to address and regulate the global markets that act as drivers of deforestation