News: Many #carbon credit ventures in the #Amazon overlap with publicly protected lands, generating millions in profits illegally.
Companies buying these credits include #Netflix #Delta and #AirFrance with projects covering an area six times the size of Maryland.
Brazilian authorities are starting to investigate, uncovering fraud and improper land claims. #landrights #corruption #BoycottPalmOil #Gold #Mining #BoycottGold https://www.ehn.org/carbon-credit-schemes-profit-from-protected-amazon-lands-2668808390.html
Carbon credit schemes profit from protected Amazon lands
A Washington Post investigation reveals that many carbon credit projects in the Brazilian Amazon illegally use protected public lands and fail to share profits with local communities.EHN Curators (EHN)