Coalition for Rainforest Nations

Intergovernmental organization

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March 2021 Kevin Conrad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PNG Climate Change Minister Wera Mori, granting Conrad sole rights to trade Papua New Guinea's carbon. The MOU was subsequently criticized by a coalition of PNG civil societies for lack of consultation and compliance with local consent rules.
May 2017 Kevin Conrad, Director of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, unsuccessfully applied to register 'REDD+' as a private trademark in the United States, claiming his intention was to prevent misuse of the brand by the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).

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See Also

REDD and REDD+

Climate change mitigation policy

World Bank

International financial institution

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

International environmental treaty