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NewsUpdateNovember-April2012

TheCarbonTanzaniateamhashadabusylastfewmonthsaswecontinuetodeveloptheREDDintheYaedaValleyproject

withtheHadzabepopulationandourpartner,UjamaaCommunityResourceTeam(UCRT).Wewouldliketosharewithyou

someofourrecentaccomplishmentsandplansforthefuture.

ThecommitmentofafewvisionaryresponsibletourismoperatorsinNorthernTanzaniahasfacilitatedthedevelopmentof

ourinnovativeanduniqueflagshipprojectintheheartlandoftheHadzahunter-gatherers.Aswemoveforwardwith,at

oneendofthescale,projectactivitiesonthegroundandattheother,interfacingwiththeglobalcarbonmarkets,weare

seeingthat theexamplethatwearecreatingis set toprovidea templateforgeneratingcarboncreditsthatbenefitall

playersalongthevaluechain,fromtheprojectownersatthevillageleveltothebuyersatthecorporateendoftheline.

Financially linking natural habitat protection to tourism activities has shown us that it is possible to create the right

incentives for activities that ultimately benefit all involved, from the direct resource users to the companies whose

businessesdependonthelong-termwisemanagementofTanzanias,andtheearths,naturalresources.

Recentnews

CarbonTanzaniaemploysprojectCommunityCoordinator:PiliGoodo(picturedduringoneofourAboveGroundBiomasssurveys,whichbasicallymeansmeasuringtreesforhowmuchcarbontheycontain!),aresidentofDomanga

Village,acceptedtheroleofCommunityCoordinatorinNovember2011.Pilihasdiligentlycoordinatedandtracked

community-led monitoring of village land use practices, carbon content, and environmental and socioeconomic

baselines.

Hadzabe of Mongo wa Mono and Domanga granted title oftraditionallanduse:TheHadzabeintheprojectareastartedthe

newyearwithnewlegalstatusandrecognitionoftheirtraditional

righttothelandinthevillagesofMongowaMonoandDomanga.

Project Design Document (PDD) and Technical Specificationssubmitted to the Plan Vivo Foundation: Having spent months

working to formalizeour project activitiesand community-based

monitoring practices and calculate the projects carbon benefit,

CarbonTanzaniasubmittedthePDDandtechnicalspecificationsto

Plan Vivo in February 2012 bringing us one big step closer to

certification.Thesedocumentsareavailablefordownloadatour

website.

Carbon Tanzaniasigns contractswith the villagesofMongowaMono and Domanga: Our most recent trip to the Yaeda Valley

earlier this month resulted in the signing of contracts with

Hadzabe representatives and village councils. Celebration by

villageresidentsandtheCarbonTanzaniaandUCRTteamsmarked

theoccasion.

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OntheHorizon

PlanVivovalidationvisit: CarbonTanzaniawillwelcomevalidatorsforaprojectsitevisitinMayorJuneofthisyearand expects to be certified as a Plan Vivo project shortly thereafter. Based on the community-led carbon

assessmentsintheprojectarea,combinedwithsatelliteimaging(remotesensing)workfacilitatedbyTheNature

Conservancy,wewillhave15,240tCO2e tosell in the firstyear.Thisamount may vary astheprojectprogresses,

basedonthesuccessofthecommunityinprotectingitstraditionallandusearea.

TanzanianTouroperators: Ourexistingoffsettingpartners inTanzaniaalreadybenefitfrombeingabletopromotetheiremissionsreductionpaymentsasresultinginsocialandenvironmentalwinsforcommunities.Thissetsthem

apart from other operators and allows them to fulfill the growing international travel industry demands for

responsible tourism. Carbon Tanzania has partnered with Responsible Tourism Tanzania to help tour operators

understandtheneedtoconsideroffsettingtheiremissionsandwearelookingforwardtopartneringwithevermore

operatorsasthegoodnewsspreads.

Internationalcarbonoffsetsales: CarbonTanzaniaisexpandingitsclientbasethroughpartnershipswiththe UnitedBank ofCarbon andBioCarbonPartners. Purchasers ofour carbon credits seek to reduce their greenhouse gas

emissions where possible and offset their remaining unavoidable emissions through investment in socially andenvironmentallyresponsible carbon offset initiatives. These partnerships willenable Carbon Tanzania tomeet its

targetofsellingallthoseprojectcreditsnotpurchasedbythelocalTanzanianmarketatthebestglobalmarketprice.

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