Conservation International

Carbon colonialism: The Makira REDD project in Madagascar

“The forest remained. The cost was absorbed within the community.”

Feb 18 • Chris Lang

The carbon land grab in Kenya

SOMO investigates the expanding market for land-based carbon offset projects in Kenya.

Jan 5 • Chris Lang

Offsets discredited. Again

Analysis by SOMO and Data Desk reveals the offset industry’s claims do not stand up.

Apr 9, 2025 • Chris Lang

The Tropical Forests Forever Facility: “The worst conservation fund ever?”

Another false solution for tropical forests.

Mar 21, 2025 • Chris Lang

Big Tech’s false solution to ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions? You guessed it, carbon credits

“It’s problematic to trade forest carbon for fossil fuel emissions.”

Jan 2, 2025 • Chris Lang

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approves three REDD methodologies. Risk of millions of credits that are “non-additional…

The Oeko-Institute has withdrawn from the ICVCM. Two members of the Expert Panel have resigned.

Dec 12, 2024 • Chris Lang

Biodiversity offsets and credits: “ecological impacts, land dispossession, loss of livelihoods and systematic violations of individual and…

A neoliberal market that commodifies nature and delays action on the loss of biodiversity globally. What’s not to like?

Oct 23, 2024 • Chris Lang

From land grabbers to carbon cowboys

A new report by GRAIN looks at land grabbing for carbon projects.

Sep 19, 2024 • Chris Lang

Greenpeace accuses UN Deputy Secretary-General of greenwashing an “ecocidal oil permit” in Conkouati-Douli National Park in the Republic of…

Last month Congolese human rights and environmental NGOs called on donors to suspend funding of Conkouati-Douli until the oil permit is cancelled.

Jul 23, 2024 • Chris Lang

Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda

A new investigation by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet exposes the inequity of carbon offsetting.

May 6, 2024 • Chris Lang

Apple claims that its new Apple Watch is carbon neutral. It’s not

“It’s more stuff, and more stuff always leaves a mark.”

Sep 21, 2023 • Chris Lang

New report reveals that a majority of the board members of big conservation NGOs are linked to the finance industry

"The finance industry’s mission is profit – including from the financialisation of conservation"

Aug 28, 2023 • Chris Lang