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		<title>Does anyone know what Tony Blair was doing in Central Kalimantan last year?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2012/01/17/does-anyone-know-what-tony-blair-was-doing-in-central-kalimantan-last-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In October 2011, Antara News reported that Tony Blair had visited Central Kalimantan and met the Governor, Agustin Teras Narang. According to Antara News, Blair supports the REDD+ programme in Central Kalimantan. After meeting Blair, Governor Narang announced that "Tony Blair promised to help Central Kalimantan in developing its human resources, government administration capabilities ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CO2 Prospects: Psst! Wanna buy some cheap REDD credits?</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/11/25/co2-prospects-psst-wanna-buy-some-cheap-redd-credits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/11/25/co2-prospects-psst-wanna-buy-some-cheap-redd-credits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ CO2 Prospects is a UK-based company that "aims to work closely with corporations, assisting them in realising value from managing their energy and carbon usage (emissions), as well as benefiting from participating in quality REDD offset projects." CO2 Prospects currently appears to have only one REDD project. The company states that "CO2 Prospects is heavily ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ugandan farmers kicked off their land for New Forests Company&#8217;s carbon project</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/09/23/ugandan-farmers-kicked-off-their-land-for-new-forests-companys-carbon-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/09/23/ugandan-farmers-kicked-off-their-land-for-new-forests-companys-carbon-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=9681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ A report released yesterday by Oxfam International documents how more than 22,000 people in Uganda were evicted to make way for a carbon offset tree plantation established by a London-based firm called New Forests Company. While this is not a REDD project, it provides an early warning of how "standards" and "safeguards" can be ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaked &#8220;Danish Text&#8221; on REDD</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/12/09/leaked-danish-text-on-redd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/12/09/leaked-danish-text-on-redd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=3491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Guardian reports that after only two days, "The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray." The problem is a leaked document that Denmark hoped that world leaders would sign at the end of next week. The text "hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN's role in all future climate change ... [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obstacles on the UK&#8217;s &#8220;Road to Copenhagen&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/07/15/obstacles-on-the-uks-road-to-copenhagen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/07/15/obstacles-on-the-uks-road-to-copenhagen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forest Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ On 26 June 2009, the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Energy and Climate Secretary, Ed Miliband, visited London Zoo to launch "The Road to Copenhagen", a report outlining the UK's vision of the climate deal to be agreed in Copenhagen in December 2009. The report claims to be setting "ambitious" goals: "The UK ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;CDM has no validity&#8221;, says leading UK climate scientist</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/06/30/cdm-has-no-validity-says-leading-uk-scientist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/06/30/cdm-has-no-validity-says-leading-uk-scientist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On 23 June 2009, the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee interviewed Kevin Anderson, Research Director at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Anderson is one of the UK's leading Climate Change scientists. The interview is available here. It is highly recommended listening. Anderson points out that the UK government's planned carbon cuts would ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IIED report on Tenure in REDD: Theory 1, Reality 7</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/05/21/iied-report-on-tenure-in-redd-theory-1-reality-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/05/21/iied-report-on-tenure-in-redd-theory-1-reality-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 10:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The International Institute for Environment and Development published an important new report last week, "Tenure in REDD: Start-Point or Afterthought?". Written by Lorenzo Cotula and James Mayers, it is a welcome addition to the discussion on REDD. Like a football match, this is a report of two halves. In the first half, the authors ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eliasch &#8220;not impressive&#8221; in front of environmental audit committee</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/01/29/eliasch-not-impressive-in-front-of-environmental-audit-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2009/01/29/eliasch-not-impressive-in-front-of-environmental-audit-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.redd-monitor.org/?p=1372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK news and current affairs magazine Private Eye reported recently on an appearance by Johan Eliasch in front of a Commons select committee. Private Eye notes that he seemed to have little interest in the matter under discussion. Private Eye No. 1266, 26 December 2008 - 8 January 2009, page 6 Swedish stockbroker Eliasch was ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overseas Development Institute: the challenge of forest governance</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2008/11/18/overseas-development-institute-the-challenge-of-forest-governance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2008/11/18/overseas-development-institute-the-challenge-of-forest-governance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>REDD-Monitor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new response to the 'Eliasch Review', the London-based Overseas Development Institute has warned that 'capacity strengthening' of long-neglected forestry institutions in order to undertake REDD programmes could take 'decades'. ODI states that the challenge of overcoming bad forest governance in the tropics has been understated, as "recent attempts by the international community to support ... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eliasch Review: decent analysis, shame about the conclusions</title>
		<link>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2008/10/14/eliasch-review-decent-analysis-shame-about-the-conclusions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.redd-monitor.org/2008/10/14/eliasch-review-decent-analysis-shame-about-the-conclusions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>REDD-Monitor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, will today launch the long-awaited report of his Special Representative on Forests and Renewable Energy, on how to save the world's forests and prevent climate change. REDD-Monitor has learned that the report by businessman Johan Eliasch will call for tens of billions of dollars to be invested in avoiding ... [...]]]></description>
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