The carbon offset certifier Verra told Mongabay it had initiated a “quality control review” of the Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project, which claims to store carbon by managing Indigenous livestock grazing routes. The project has been a darling of carbon market supporters, winning a series of awards at COP27 last year, where it was described...Read More

Lacuna Fund supports the creation, expansion, and maintenance of equitably labeled datasets that enable the robust application of machine learning (ML) tools of high social value in low- and middle-income contexts globally. The Fund aims to: • Disburse funds to institutions to create, expand, and/or maintain datasets that fill gaps and reduce bias in labeled...Read More