For scandal-ridden carbon credit industry, Amazon restoration offers redemption

Mongabay
Apr 9, 2025, 3:00 am117 pts
In 2024, a police raid on Brazil’s largest producer of carbon credits marked the lowest point yet in the long reputation crisis of REDD projects. Major companies that had bought credits from those forest conservation efforts suddenly saw themselves linked to a criminal organization. REDD, which stands for…

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