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UN's Forest Protection Scheme At Risk For Crime And Fraud

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Posted: 10- 6-09 02:11 PM

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Experts on all sides of the debate, from international police to politicians to conservationists, have warned this week that the scheme, called Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (Redd), may be impossible to monitor and may already be leading to fraud. The UN itself accepts there are "high risks".

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Experts on all sides of the debate, from international police to politicians to conservationists, have warned this week that the scheme, called Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (R...
Experts on all sides of the debate, from international police to politicians to conservationists, have warned this week that the scheme, called Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (R...
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- ResidualSelfImage I'm a Fan of ResidualSelfImage 7 fans permalink

The UN is designed to be corrupt.
The UN wont monitor vote fraud in Afghanistan.

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UN fires top US official at UN in Afghanistan - Nation AP ...
... American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan Wednesday after a widely publicized dispute with his boss ... UN official out after Afghan vote fraud ...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1259678.html - 88k - Cached

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"Joey ferns", "Nicky pines", "Paulie redwoods". Mob's gotta go green too, ya' know.

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