Africa > Campaigners in tropical forested nations take aim at illegal logging

Campaigners in tropical forested nations take aim at illegal logging

Published 22:27 on July 4, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:27 on July 4, 2022  / Ben Garside /  Africa, Americas, Climate Talks, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

NGOs in eight heavily forested tropical countries on Monday launched a mapping system aiming to crack down on illegal logging as a low-cost alternative to REDD projects, as another nation has banned all timber exports and a further country has put a block on the voluntary carbon market.
NGOs in eight heavily forested tropical countries on Monday launched a mapping system aiming to crack down on illegal logging as a low-cost alternative to REDD projects, as another nation has banned all timber exports and a further country has put a block on the voluntary carbon market.


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