Good news! California’s REDD program may no longer happen. California’s REDD program was the only place in the world where forest carbon credits were being traded. This decision may have implications for similar programs in Borneo. You can read the article by clicking here, or the full text is below: In Blow to Big Polluters, Judge Halts…
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Join the Borneo Project in Portland for The Last Nomads!
The Borneo Project will be reprising our sold out showing of “The Last Nomads” with activist and anthropologist Ian Mackenzie in Portland, June 1st! We’ll screen “The Last Nomads” – Banff Mountain Film Festival Grand Prize winner. The film follows Ian, a linguist & ethnographer, on his yearly trek through the threatened Borneo rainforest, with…
Changes in Global Warming Laws in California; Indonesian Borneo Set to Make Similar Changes
Interesting article on changes in global warming laws in California. Similar projects are being planned for Indonesian Borneo. You can find the entire article below, or click here to go directly to the original article: http://www.alternet.org/story/150687. **** Global Warming Law Shifts Responsibility from Polluters to Communities Communities in California and Mexico are angered by a…
Interview Reveals Exploitation and Abuse In Carbon Trading
REDD-Monitor posted a great article calling out a false attempt to save the forest and the climate through carbon trading and a mechanism called REDD (read more on REDD). You can read the article by clicking here, or the full text is below: Shift2Neutral’s Brett Goldsworth interviewed on Today Tonight Adelaide By Chris Lang,…