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https://www.thecanary.co/global/2023/07/03/trophy-hunting-and-biodiversity-credits-are-two-sides-of-the-same-capitalist-coin/

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What do trophyhuntingand biodiversity credits have in common? It sounds like the start of some crass joke. Only, the punchline isn’t funny: both will destroy the planet.

Biodiversity credits

Unexpected links between the pro-trophy hunting lobby and advocates for an emerging market in biodiversity credits have highlighted the bullshitcapitalistagenda at the heart of Global North solutions to theclimateandbiodiversitycrises. Biodiversity credits place a monetary value on conservation efforts that protect or restore natural environments. Companies, governments or individuals can then buy these credits to ‘offset’ the environmental harm of their own projects and activities.

You might think the biodiversity credits and trophy hunting couldn’t have less in common and, in many ways, you’d be right. One is about the preservation of wildlife, ascribing a financial worth to ecosystems and…