@recommon on @reportrai3 about #Luangwa community forest Project, a REDD+ project for CO2 "compensation" credits.

Italian oil giant #Eni estimates 6 million tonn CO2 "saved" from the project by 2024. The problem? Deforestation in the area was overestimated. This project has almost no impact, and should not give any credit, despite what #Eni says.

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#African #FossilFriday

The survivors of the #Permian #Extinction I mentioned last week included the #archosaurs, the lineage of #reptiles that includes #crocodiles, #dinosaurs, and #birds. This #fossil from the subsequent #Triassic is from a very close #dinosaur relative. Found in the #Luangwa Valley of #Zambia 🇿🇲, it was named Lutungutali sitwensis, #Bemba for "high hip" and named in honor of the village of Sitwe.

Figure from Peecook et al. 2013

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2013.755991

#African #FossilFriday

Southern #Africa is one of the most important places in the world for understanding the #Permian, the period that ended with the largest #MassExtinction in #Earth's history. The valleys of the #Luangwa and #Zambezi in #Zambia 🇿🇲 are particularly rich in Permian fossils, including this #gorgonopsian on display at the #UniversityOfWashington's #BurkeMuseum. These impressive animals are #therapsids, close relatives of mammals and perhaps the first #sabertooths.