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Tanzania Project First To Earn VCS Forest Credits [1]

A Tanzanian reforestation project has become the first forestry investment to be issued carbon offsets under an industry-backed standard that assures investors the emission reductions are credible and long-term.

The Voluntary Carbon Standard said on Thursday the first batch of credits had been issued this week and placed in the VCS registry.

London-based The CarbonNeutral Company, which help

Publication Date: 
24/09/2010
David Fogarty [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
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Afforestation [4], Tanzania [5], Carbon Offset [6], Carbon Sinks [7], Carbon Dioxide [8]
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