Missed Opportunity: Greenpeace on ENI in Zambia

Greenpeace Report In May 2021, Greenpeace Italy issued a report entitled “The Luangwa Community Forests Project (LCFP) in Zambia, A review of the biggest REDD+ project in Africa financed by the Italian oil and gas company ENI,” by Kelvin Mulungu. We read it and have some thoughts. Our organization, Nature For Justice (N4J), and my […]
Carbon Offset Investments? De-Risk Them.

Commitments to carbon neutrality are leading many companies to invest in carbon offset projects. How do you manage the risk associated with these long-term, high ticket, high profile, no-kidding-our-kids-are-counting-on-us investments? Here’s how: pick a capable local partner, assess their managerial and technical capabilities, and invest to make them better. It’s a win all around: projects […]