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Carbon schemes in Congo: Who's really paying the price?

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Jonas Gerding Michael Oti
November 13, 2025

Half a million hectares of Congo’s rainforest vanish every year. Carbon credit projects were meant to fight deforestation—but locals say broken promises and fake credits are fueling corporate greenwashing.

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