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Greenpeace critical of PNG graft, “carbon cowboys”
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
Reuters: Rainforest-clad Papua New Guinea is not ready for international funding for U.N.-backed forest carbon credits to stem deforestation, said Greenpeace, citing corruption, "carbon cowboys" and lack of political leadership.
A Greenpeace report into PNG's attempts to promote a U.N.-supported scheme REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), found it was more interested in the funding than reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
REDD, which the United Nations hopes will become part...
Greenpeace critical of Papua New Guinea graft, “carbon cowboys”
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
Reuters: Rainforest-clad Papua New Guinea is not ready for international funding for U.N.-backed forest carbon credits to stem deforestation, said Greenpeace, citing corruption, "carbon cowboys" and lack of political leadership.
A Greenpeace report into PNG's attempts to promote a U.N.-supported scheme REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), found it was more interested in the funding than reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
REDD, which the United Nations hopes will become part...
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Comments Off on Greenpeace critical of Papua New Guinea graft, “carbon cowboys”Papua New Guinea Receives ‘Golden Chainsaw’ From Greenpeace
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
Epoch Times: PORT MORESBY--Greenpeace has presented the Papua New Guinea government with a "Golden Chainsaw" for being greedy rather than green when it comes to tackling climate change.
Greenpeace gave the award to PNG representative Federica Bietta during climate change talks in Nagoya, Japan, on Monday.
Greenpeace said it chose PNG for the dubious honour for its continued corruption in the forestry sector, stalling UN talks on reducing climate change, disregard for indigenous people's rights and rampant...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Papua New Guinea Receives ‘Golden Chainsaw’ From GreenpeaceGreenpeace hands PNG ‘Golden Chainsaw’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
WA Today: Greenpeace has presented the Papua New Guinea government with a "Golden Chainsaw" for being greedy rather than green when it comes to tackling climate change. Greenpeace gave the award to PNG representative Federica Bietta during climate change talks in Nagoya, Japan, on Monday. Greenpeace said it chose PNG for the dubious honour for its continued corruption in the forestry sector, stalling UN talks on reducing climate change, disregard for indigenous people's rights and rampant deforestation....
Geoengineering for a Desperate Planet
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
Inter Press Service: Delegates to the world summit on biodiversity here are calling for a moratorium on climate engineering research, like the idea of putting huge mirrors in outer space to reflect some of the sun's heating rays away from the planet. Climate engineering or geoengineering refers to any large-scale, human- made effort to manipulate the planet to adapt to climate change. Representatives from Africa and Asia expressed concern about the negative impacts of geoengineering during the opening week of the 10th...
Papua New Guinea criticised on forest funds call
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
Irish Times: PAPUA NEW Guinea (PNG) "is in no fit state" to receive international funds under a global deal to stop deforestation and mitigate climate change because of continued logging and corruption, according to a new report by Greenpeace Asia-Pacific. The organisation presented the Asia-Pacific state with a "Golden Chainsaw" award for demanding fast-track funding from donor countries under the UN`s Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) programme, even though it continues to destroy...