Mongabay on Nostr: Mongabay examined four REDD+ projects in Pará state and found that all were ...

Mongabay examined four REDD+ projects in Pará state and found that all were developed in partnership with sawmill owners with a long history of environmental fines and were developed by Brazil’s largest carbon credit generator, Carbonext.

According to experts, REDD+ projects may have become a new business opportunity for individuals who have profited from deforestation for decades.

By Fernanda Wenzel
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/loggers-and-carbon-projects-forge-odd-partnerships-in-the-brazilian-amazon/

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