Asia Pacific > PNG community takes project developer to court to nullify the sale of 1.3 mln credits

PNG community takes project developer to court to nullify the sale of 1.3 mln credits

Published 06:16 on June 7, 2023  /  Last updated at 06:16 on June 7, 2023  / Mark Tilly /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

Landholders in PNG have lodged a claim in the country’s National Court to revoke the sale of 1.3 million Verra-issued carbon credits they argue were illegally sold by controversial REDD+ project developer New Ireland Hardwood Timber (NIHT).
Landholders in PNG have lodged a claim in the country’s National Court to revoke the sale of 1.3 million Verra-issued carbon credits they argue were illegally sold by controversial REDD+ project developer New Ireland Hardwood Timber (NIHT).


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