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REDD hot details: Scientists push back on media claims of forest carbon overcrediting

Published 00:36 on February 15, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:37 on February 15, 2023  / /  International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Three scientists with expertise in tropical forest conservation spoke out at a webinar on Tuesday against last month’s media reports charging 94% of Verra’s REDD+ credits with no benefit to the climate, and noting that each project instead has complexities that make generalised criticism “irresponsible”.
Three scientists with expertise in tropical forest conservation spoke out at a webinar on Tuesday against last month’s media reports charging 94% of Verra’s REDD+ credits with no benefit to the climate, and noting that each project instead has complexities that make generalised criticism “irresponsible”.


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