SAFI: Forest Department and Merlins Wood process in Pakistan neither consultative nor transparent

SAFI: Forest Department and Merlins Wood process neither consultative nor transparent

In February 2012, REDD-Monitor wrote about a London-based company called Merlins Wood and its REDD-type projects in Pakistan. Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI), a local NGO, rejected the agreements the company had made in Pakistan. SAFI has now produced a resolution about Merlins Wood.

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A response from Surriekha Khan about Merlins Wood’s REDD projects in Pakistan

A response from Surriekha Khan about Merlins Wood's REDD projects in Pakistan

On 16 February 2012, REDD-Monitor posted an article about a UK-based company called Merlins Wood. The company has signed two Memoranda of Understanding for two REDD-type projects in Pakistan, one with the Secretary of Forests of the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and one with the government of Pakistan administered Kashmir.

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Merlins Wood’s mysterious REDD projects in Pakistan

Merlins Wood's mysterious REDD projects in Pakistan

In May 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan for a REDD-type project. Last week, Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI) rejected the agreement. This is a strange story, involving the Taliban, an illegal logging mafia, carbon trading, REDD and a UK-based company called Merlins Wood.

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