A self-proclaimed eco-company dedicated to environmental conservation, New Forests Company, is taking advantage of the carbon-credits system to make money while planting trees.
Sounds win-win? Think again.
The catch is that in order to plant the trees, the company has evicted thousands of people in Uganda from their homes, using force if necessary. It's so serious that Oxfam is now involved in stopping this eco-friendly New Forests Company.
Sad to think that two organizations that should have the same goals and ideals are now in opposition. Once again, we are reminded that being eco-friendly and economically-beneficial alone is not enough to be sustainable. We need to be socially-just as well.
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