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VCS approves first soil carbon offset program in Africa

January 31, 2012

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon

 

A World Bank-designed program to cut farming emissions in Africa using carbon markets got final approval under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) on Monday, enabling those projects to start issuing carbon credits.

 

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Keywords: Africa, SALM, SCS, soil carbon, Standards, VCS

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