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Macaranga Wrap-up: January 2023

Law Yao Hua, Co-Founder, Macaranga | Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Macaranga

30-Jan-23 15:35

Macaranga Wrap-up: January 2023

We catch up on some of the top environmental news of January 2023, with the co-founders of environmental journalism portal, Macaranga. This month, we first discuss the implications of a Federal Court ruling which ruled in favour of Sungai Ara residents, who challenged the Penang island city council’s (MBPP) decision to grant planning permission to a developer to build a housing scheme on a hillslope. Next, we turn our attention to The Guardian's investigation of Verra Carbon offsets, which claimed that "more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by the biggest provider are worthless." Finally, we look ahead to the retabling of Budget 2023, and discuss what possible allocations might be given to the environment.

Image Credit: Wikimedia/Creative Commons & Shutterstock

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  environmentLaw/Activism

Tags:  Sungai AraVerraVerified Carbon Standardhillside developmentpakatan harapanbudget 2023ecological fiscal transfercarbon creditscarbon offsetsthe guardianredd


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