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"Our Territories Are Not For Sale": Indigenous Groups In Brazil On Government Selling Carbon Credits
Indigenous organizations in the Brazilian state of Para said they were not consulted by the government before it signed a deal with multinational companies to sell carbon offset credits to support conservation of the Amazon rainforest in the state.
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Big Win For Amazon Tribes Over Carbon Credits In Colombia
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, which six local tribes said had been signed without their consent.
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Most Rainforest Carbon Offsets 'Worthless': Report
A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions is essentially "worthless," an analysis by several media organisations showed Wednesday.
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World Rain Forest Day 2021: What Are Rainforests? Key Facts To Know
World Rainforest Day 2021: Today is World Rainforest Day. Home to nearly half of the planet's plants and animals, rainforests perform the crucial function of absorbing carbon dioxide and stabilizing theclimate pattern.
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Amazon Rainforest Fire: Amazon Rainforest Is Ablaze, Turning Day Into Night In Brazil
Huge tracts of the Amazon, which serves as the lungs of the planet by taking in carbon dioxide, storing it in soils and producing oxygen, are ablaze. Smoke from the widespread fires has turned day into night in Sao Paulo, and intensified a controversy over the Brazilian government's land use policies.
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"Our Territories Are Not For Sale": Indigenous Groups In Brazil On Government Selling Carbon Credits
Indigenous organizations in the Brazilian state of Para said they were not consulted by the government before it signed a deal with multinational companies to sell carbon offset credits to support conservation of the Amazon rainforest in the state.
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Big Win For Amazon Tribes Over Carbon Credits In Colombia
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, which six local tribes said had been signed without their consent.
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Most Rainforest Carbon Offsets 'Worthless': Report
A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions is essentially "worthless," an analysis by several media organisations showed Wednesday.
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World Rain Forest Day 2021: What Are Rainforests? Key Facts To Know
World Rainforest Day 2021: Today is World Rainforest Day. Home to nearly half of the planet's plants and animals, rainforests perform the crucial function of absorbing carbon dioxide and stabilizing theclimate pattern.
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Amazon Rainforest Fire: Amazon Rainforest Is Ablaze, Turning Day Into Night In Brazil
Huge tracts of the Amazon, which serves as the lungs of the planet by taking in carbon dioxide, storing it in soils and producing oxygen, are ablaze. Smoke from the widespread fires has turned day into night in Sao Paulo, and intensified a controversy over the Brazilian government's land use policies.
