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“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark

Indigenous and traditional groups in the forest are rarely consulted about carbon credit projects they see as the latest gold rush on their lands, and question the community and climate benefits the projects promise.

By Sam Schramski and Cícero Pedrosa Neto

An aerial view of the quilombola community of São João on the Itacuruçá River in Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil. Credit: Cícero Pedrosa Neto
Dan Duffy plants soybeans on April 23, 2020 near Dwight, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Politicians Are Considering Paying Farmers to Store Carbon. But Some Environmental and Agriculture Groups Say It’s Greenwashing

By Georgina Gustin

China, India Opposed To Closing $5 Billion Loophole in Kyoto Treaty

By Dave Levitan

Exclusive: Eco2 Tree-Planting Scheme Highlights Fears About Forestry Offsets

By Stacy Feldman

Public Financing or Offsets? How Best to Fund Clean Tech for Developing Nations

By L.D. Gussin

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