From land acquisitions to local ownership: Alternatives for carbon offsetting (commentary)
via news.mongabay.com
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The voluntary carbon market and the business of carbon offsetting have faced increasing criticism in recent years, not only for the systematic overestimation of emission reductions, but also because projects have frequently had adverse effects on local livelihoods, particularly in the Global South, where many land-intensive projects are located. From the perspective of the Land […]