Liberia: Massive Carbon Offset Deal with Dubai-Based Firm Draws Fire in Liberia

Aug 4, 2023 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
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Liberia is set to hand over control of nearly 10% of its total land mass to a United Arab Emirates-based firm in a massive million-hectare carbon credit deal that’s drawing fire from local and international environmental groups. According to a leaked draft of the contract, the deal could override the customary land rights of communities living in vast swaths of the country’s forests, potentially violating a number of Liberian laws.