Problem certificates risk global credibility
This report explains why these concerns have arisen and a summary of our issues with the issuing of new certificates in the DRC.
When hundreds of residents in Sakwa, Bondo Sub-County, stormed what was supposed to be a government public participation forum this week, they were not protesting a rumour. They were rejecting a decision that had already been made for them, without them.
What if your favourite foods suddenly started disappearing from markets and dinner tables? No creamy avocados, fewer juicy mangoes, smaller watermelons, struggling coffee farms, and declining harvests season after season. I know it sounds dramatic but this is the reality we risk when pollinators like bees disappear.
In March alone, oil prices surged to around $100 a barrel. That spike translated into an estimated $23bn in windfall profits for the world’s biggest oil and gas companies during that period. Companies like Shell and BP didn’t earn this because they improved energy access or innovated.