Green Resources

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Carbon Colonialism: Failure of Green Resources’ Carbon Offset Project in Uganda

Carbon Colonialism: Failure of Green Resources’ Carbon Offset Project in Uganda exposes the continued and relentless attacks of Green Resources on the rights of local people and the environment in Kachung, Uganda. Following the Institute’s exposé in 2014 , revealing the mistreatment and violence perpetrated by the company in Uganda, Green Resources’ only carbon credit buyer, the Swedish Energy Agency, suspended funding...

The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda

The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda

In recent years, there has been a significant trend toward land acquisition in developing countries, establishing forestry plantations for offsetting carbon pollution generated in the Global North. Badged as “green economic development,” global carbon markets are often championed not only as solutions to climate change, but as drivers of positive development outcomes for local communities. But there is mounting evidence that these corporate land...

Media

Green Resources' Forestry Projects are Negatively Impacting On Local Communities – Donor

Witness Radio

Swedish Energy Agency - Letter to Robert Andrén Director General

Green Resources' Non Compliance with Swedish Energy Agency's Demands

A Joint Letter to Swedish Energy Agency Regarding Green Resources Carbon Credit Project in Uganda

Earth Watch: The "Carbon Colonialism" Of Forest Plantations In Uganda

Sojourner Truth Radio

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Press Releases

Kolkolonialism: Green Resources Misslyckade Klimatprojekt i Uganda

Carbon Colonialism: The Failure of Green Resources’ Carbon Offset Project in Uganda

Response to the Swedish Energy Agency

Sweden Freezes Payments in Global Carbon Trade Deal After Exposé Reveals Green Resources Cheated Local Communities

The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda