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African Carbon Market
Last week Zimbabwe's government decreed that half of the revenue of all carbon-credit programs will now go to the government and at least 20% to local investors. (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe is making a bid to become the carbon credit trading center for Africa.

The article reports on the move of the information technology (IT) company Microsoft Corp. to buy carbon credits in Madagascar. It states that the company together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Government of Madagascar became the first beneficiary of a government supported carbon credit sale. It mentions that the carbon credit sales will finance the conservation of the most pristine rainforest in Madagascar.

Bridging organizations in agricultural carbon markets and poverty alleviation: An analysis of pro-Poor carbon market projects in East Africa

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