Africa may only have limited exposure to the Clean Development Mechanism, but with the scheme under threat, what does the future of carbon trading hold for the continent? Read the full story here. Published in This Is Africa on 30 March 2011. Photo courtesy of freefoto.com Continue reading Carbon future: what does the future hold for Africa?

The state of Cross River in Nigeria has managed to preserve large swathes of endangered rainforest despite lucrative – and sometimes intimidating – from loggers. It’s also laid the groundwork for a national-scale programme designed to earn carbon credits by saving trees, thus securing its spot in an elite network of states moving forward as UN talks stalk. Read the full story here. Published in … Continue reading Nigeria state sets REDD pace for entire continent

The Congo Basin is rich in forests and poor in cash, which makes it hard to resist offers of easy money from loggers.  Carbon credits could, in theory, help save the forests, but the region’s historically low rates of deforestation (and governance) make it difficult to prove you’re saving trees. Published in Ecosystem Marketplace. Continue reading Can REDD work in the Congo Basin?

Businessman, politician and activist, Odigha Odigha has managed to slow deforestation in his native Cross River State by taking on loggers. He is now a leading proponent of using carbon finance to help preserve what is left of the country’s once vast rainforest. Published in Ecosystem Marketplace. Continue reading Saving Nigeria’s rainforest: meet Odigha Odigha

Cocoa is one of Ghana’s most important exports but current farming techniques have terrible environmental impacts. Can carbon finance help promote sustainable cocoa farming? Published in Ecosystem Marketplace, 23 September 2009. Continue reading Can carbon save cocoa?