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First Carbon-Scrubbing Forestry Projects Certified |
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Panama and China - Two reforestation projects, intended to improve the immediate ecosystem as well as fight climate change, have received the first certification under comprehensive new standards launched by the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance.
The trees planted in these areas will together remove over 850,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 30 years.
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"We are thrilled to have the first two of many anticipated forestry projects to be certified under the CCB Standards." |
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Apr 01 Certification is a must needed step in this currently unregulated industry. I'm glad to see this happen.- Ryan
from Canada
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