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		<title>Ecosystem Restoration Associates project in DR Congo: plenty of REDD-hot air?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/08/24/ecosystem-restoration-associates-project-in-dr-congo-plenty-of-redd-hot-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, Ecosystem Restoration Associates, a Canadian carbon trading company, announced a REDD-type project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company described the project as, "the first Forest Conservation Concession Contract awarded by the government of the DRC." The first? Well, yes and no. A year ago, Shift2Neutral announced that it had signed ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mining company to buy 50% of Carbon Conservation: Will REDD help greenwash mining?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 08:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This week, a Canadian mining company called East Asia Minerals Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy 50% of Carbon Conservation Pty Ltd. East Asia Minerals' aim is simple: "Through the acquisition of a 50% equity interest in CC, the Company will develop a 'green' mining project which will use carbon and biodiversity ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shift2Neutral signs &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; memorandum of agreement with Amazon Reforestation Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ UPDATE - 17 August 2011: On 15 August 2011, Albert George of the Amazon Reforestation Project wrote to REDD-Monitor stating that "we have severed all ties with Shift2Neutral". Last week, Shift2Neutral announced its involvement in another project, this time in the Amazon. Shfit2Neutral has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Amazon Reforestation Project to "save ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shell REDD project slammed by Indigenous Environmental Network and Friends of the Earth Nigeria</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2010/09/08/indigenous-environmental-network-and-friends-of-the-earth-nigeria-denounce-shell-redd-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In August 2010, the Rimba Raya conservation project in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia hit the headlines. "Indonesia project boosts global forest CO2 market," Reuters reported. But there's a catch. Two companies that are responsible for vast greenhouse gas emissions are involved in the project: Shell and Gazprom. Yesterday, Friends of the Earth Nigeria and the Indigenous ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. looks to profit from REDD</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2008/10/07/era-carbon-offsets-ltd-looks-to-profit-from-redd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A Canadian company called ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd is looking to sell carbon offsets from REDD projects. The company already sells carbon offsets to Shell, which Shell uses to ensure that it can continue drilling for oil. According to the press release below, the president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Carter Roberts ... [...]]]></description>
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