On January 18, The Guardian published an article based on three scientific papers (West et al. 2020, West et al. 2023 and Guizar Coutiño et al. 2022). These papers use a synthetic control approach in an attempt to create “proxy” areas for individual REDD+ projects as an alternative to the reference areas (VCS, 2020) required for developing a baseline […]
As COP26 underlined again, we must stop deforestation to slow climate change. To meet the target of limiting temperature rise to 1.5° C, emissions from deforestation […]
Here we offer a snapshot of some of the critical contributions that voluntary REDD+ projects are making for climate and forests, wildlife, and communities, taken […]
As we approached the village of Lobeke on the shores of Lake Mai Ndombe we saw a crowd gathering. By the time we landed, there were hundreds of people. […]