Carbon credit collapse leaves Kenya’s forests at risk
The global carbon credit market, once a multi-billion-dollar industry promising to protect forests and offset corporate emissions, has dramatically collapsed. This downturn follows investigations revealing that the vast majority of credits, particularly those certified by leading verifier Verra, failed to represent genuine carbon reductions. The consequences are dire for successful conservation projects that have come to […]
European rescue groups cut ties with Libya
Thirteen European search and rescue organizations have formed a new alliance, the Justice Fleet, and cut ties with Libya’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) over alleged human rights abuses against refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean. The group, which includes NGOs from Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, accused the Libyan coastguard of violent conduct, including firing […]
Lagos Fashion Week lands Earthshot Prize
Lagos Fashion Week has clinched the Build a Waste-Free World award at this year’s Earthshot Prize, joining a select group of global environmental innovators honored at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Launched by Prince William and David Attenborough in 2020, the award celebrates creative solutions to the planet’s toughest challenges. The Lagos-based initiative stood out […]
Uganda Continues Targeting Fossil Fuel Activists
Authorities Should Drop Charges Against EACOP Protesters On November 6, a court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, gave the go-ahead for the trial of twelve activists, eight of whom are students. The group faces charges stemming from their protests against the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of the largest fossil fuel infrastructure projects […]
