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West et al.
94% of Verra REDD+ credits lack climate benefit.
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94% of Verra REDD+ credits lack climate benefit
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"Verra disputes the methodology of the West et al. (2023) analysis"
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"most projects did not substantially reduce deforestation, and those that did reduced it much less than had been claimed"
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2023
2023
Publication of West et al. paper
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