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		<title>Will REDD benefit Papua’s Indigenous Peoples?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2012/02/08/will-redd-benefit-papua%e2%80%99s-indigenous-peoples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In 2007, Barnabas Suebu, the Governor of Papua, was named as one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Environment. "We have to save the forests before it is too late. If we do that, we can help save the planet and alleviate poverty at the same time," Suebu said. The mechanism for saving Papua's ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous communities in Peru condemn the further adventures of an Australian carbon cowboy</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2012/01/31/indigenous-communities-in-peru-condemn-the-further-adventures-of-an-australian-carbon-cowboy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In April 2011, the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) published the Declaration of Iquitos which opposed the proposed forest carbon trading activities of a Hong Kong registered company called Sustainable Carbon Resources Limited. In November 2011, reports came out of Peru that a company called CISSA (Conservación e Inclusion ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Money thrown out of the window&#8221;: Article in taz.de about the Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/12/02/money-thrown-out-of-the-window-article-in-taz-de-about-the-kalimantan-forest-and-climate-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/12/02/money-thrown-out-of-the-window-article-in-taz-de-about-the-kalimantan-forest-and-climate-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>REDD-Monitor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Australian-funded Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership is in for yet more criticism after Annet Keller, a German journalist, visited the project last month. She found that villagers are sceptical about the benefits of the project and are asking why they should clear up Australia's environmental pollution. Villagers have received pathetically small amounts of money ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s climate deal: better than nothing or worse than useless?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/09/09/australias-climate-deal-better-than-nothing-or-worse-than-useless/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/09/09/australias-climate-deal-better-than-nothing-or-worse-than-useless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=9564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ In a recent article in The Monthly, Guy Pearse questions why so many environmental organisations are cheering the Australian government's draft Clean Energy Future (CEF) carbon-pricing package. This is an important article, which should encourage some serious debate. Two years ago, the Australian government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) split environmental groups in Australia. ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8220;carbon cowboy&#8221;, internet censorship and REDD-Monitor</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/08/10/a-carbon-cowboy-internet-censorship-and-redd-monitor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/08/10/a-carbon-cowboy-internet-censorship-and-redd-monitor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recently, an Australian businessman, visited Peru and attempted to set up a REDD-type deal with the indigenous Matsés people. The Matsés rejected his approach and AIDESEP (Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon) demanded his expulsion from Peru. REDD-Monitor has (so far) written two posts about this story. This morning REDD-Monitor received an ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Carbon cowboy&#8221; [CENSORED] denounces indigenous chief in Peru</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/08/05/carbon-cowboy-censored-denounces-indigenous-chief-in-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/08/05/carbon-cowboy-censored-denounces-indigenous-chief-in-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this year, the Matsés indigenous people rejected Australian businessman 's offer of billions of dollars in return for handing over the rights to the carbon stored in their forests. Apparently in retaliation, has now filed a criminal complaint against the Matsés chief of the community of Estiron, Daniel Jiménez. AIDESEP (Inter-Ethnic Association for ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REDD in fragile states: Pouring water into a leaky bucket?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/07/29/redd-in-fragile-states-pouring-water-into-a-leaky-bucket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/07/29/redd-in-fragile-states-pouring-water-into-a-leaky-bucket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guyana]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=9113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many of the countries hoping to implement REDD are riddled with corruption, illegal logging and a failure to respect land rights and indigenous peoples' rights. The forestry ministries in these countries are often among the most corrupt institutions in the government. Pouring money into these countries in the hope that it will help reduce ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another statement about the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. Previous statement &#8220;not true&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/07/25/another-statement-about-the-kalimantan-forests-and-climate-partnership-previous-statement-not-true/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/07/25/another-statement-about-the-kalimantan-forests-and-climate-partnership-previous-statement-not-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=9066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ In June 2011, REDD-Monitor posted a statement signed by indigenous people in Kapuas District in Central Kalimantan demanding that the Australia-Indonesia Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership be stopped in indigenous peoples' land. Recently REDD-Monitor received an email from the chairman of the Council of Indigenous Dayak (Dewan Adat Dayak - DAD) in Kapuas district, ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership faces yet more criticism</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/06/23/kalimantan-forests-and-climate-partnership-faces-yet-more-criticism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/06/23/kalimantan-forests-and-climate-partnership-faces-yet-more-criticism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=8980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ June 2011 has seen a wave of criticism of REDD in Central Kalimantan. On 8 June, a group of indigenous people issued a statement demanding a stop to the Australian-funded Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. On 16 June, EIA and Telapak released a report documenting a Malaysian oil palm company clearing forest in Central ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous Peoples&#8217; organisation demands &#8220;immediate moratorium&#8221; on REDD+ in Central Kalimantan</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/06/22/indigenous-peoples-organisation-demands-immediate-moratorium-on-redd-in-central-kalimantan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/06/22/indigenous-peoples-organisation-demands-immediate-moratorium-on-redd-in-central-kalimantan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Members of the Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of the Archipelago - Central Kalimantan Chapter (AMAN Kalteng) have issued a statement demaning an "immediate moratorium of all REDD+ processes and investments in Central Kalimantan”, until a series of conditions are met. AMAN Kelteng's statement can be downloaded here (pdf file 72.1 KB) and is posted in ... [...]]]></description>
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