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The farm estates, ranging from 5,000 to 25,000 hectares, will be fully mechanised agricultural settlements equipped with roads, irrigation systems, processing hubs, energy systems, and perimeter fencing lined with thousands of climate-resilient trees planted specifically to generate certified carbon removals.

One of the most lucrative ways to monetize forest protection is to sell carbon credits. The company Belterra is pursuing that in negotiations with Amazon to implement 10,000 hectares of agroforestry.

The initiative dubbed “Tiisi Tenga” (Land of Trees) is expected to restore about 200,000 hectares of degraded lands across 20 communities, mostly along the White Volta River, with a target to sequester approximately 3.4 tonnes of carbon per hectare.

Le nouveau gouvernement entend rendre une partie des terres spoliées sous l’ancienne présidence à leurs propriétaires. Le collectif Tany s’en réjouit en appelant toutefois à la prudence, notamment face aux investissements dans le domaine des crédits carbone.

The new government must take care to prevent the grabbing of Malagasy land, particularly by foreign actors, during the transition-refoundation period

Ce communiqué exhorte le premier gouvernement de la Refondation de la République de Madagascar à prendre des mesures de vigilance extrême pour éviter l’accaparement de terres malgaches, notamment par des acteurs étrangers.

Mirova adds Coca-Cola and the foreign affairs ministries of the UK and Canada as investors in its fund targeted at "low-carbon" agricultural and forestry projects

Humundi (ex SOS Faim) publie une analyse sur les crédits carbone autorisés par l'Union européenne. Les crédits carbone sont une fausse solution qui menace les communautés paysannes d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latine.

According to a new 2025 Land Matrix Initiative report, millions of hectares are being acquired for carbon offset projects. In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are epicenters, with over a million hectares each already under contract.

DMCI President Isidro Consunji said the family's agriculture business was developing a 12,000-hectare African palm oil plantation in Negros Occidental, as well as a partnership with Japan's Marubeni and UP Los Baños to plant 1.5 million trees across 15,000 hectares for carbon credits.

Officials of the Malagasy state have leased land in three municipalities of the Ihorombe region to the company Tozzi Green for 30 years. Numerous studies have shown the pressures and manipulations exerted by the authorities, at all levels, to force local communities to accept the company's land use. Some residents refused to the end. Others, among those who agreed, say that they now regret having done so. New information now emerges.

Des responsables de l’Etat malgache ont loué des terres dans trois communes de la région Ihorombe à l'entreprise Tozzi Green pour 30 ans. De nombreuses études ont montré les pressions et les manipulations exercées par les autorités, à tous les niveaux, pour contraindre les communautés locales à accepter l’exploitation des terres par l'entreprise. De nouvelles informations surgissent.