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		<title>New Brunswick Community Land Trust (NBCLT) to Host Info Sessions</title>
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he New Brunswick Community Land Trust (NBCLT) will be hosting a series of information sessions concerning conservation tools available to farmers and woodlot owners interested in keeping their land in sustainable, healthy production for future generations.  These working lands conservation easements allow landowners to maintain ownership and production of their land while protecting all or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2012/02/new-brunswick-community-land-trust-nbclt-to-host-info-sessions/</link>
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		<title>CFI at Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) &#8211; Feb 8 @ noon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following has been taken from the NSAC News site.
Planting Trees, Growing Communities
Community Forest International to speak at NSAC
Representatives from Community Forest International will be speaking at Nova Scotia Agricultural College as part of International Development Week activities on Wednesday, February 8th beginning at noon.
“NSAC International wants to connect NSAC and our community with global [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2012/02/cfi-at-nova-scotia-agricultural-college-nsac-feb-8-noon/</link>
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		<title>Kokota Islet Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I wrote about a small islet off of the main Pemba island called Kokota. This islet houses about 500 people despite a few shortcomings &#8211; Kokota lacks a fresh water source and a school, forcing villagers to travel to Pemba daily to fill up buckets of water for drinking and cooking. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2012/02/kokota-islet-update/</link>
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		<title>Why Susan wants CFI to save her farm!</title>
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Here&#8217;s what we think of the folks at Community Forests International:
They are young and full of positive energy.
They know how to work and they work hard.
They use their minds, their hearts and they use the rest of their muscles too.
They are intelligent and committed.
They do what they say they want to do.
They are joyful learners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2012/01/why-susan-wants-cfi-to-save-her-farm/</link>
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		<title>Why I believe in Whaelghinbran Farm &#8211; Daimen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will never forget Susan planting a whole field of lettuce this summer, after deciding how much to grow just for them.  Clark was in and out of the hospital and farming was next to impossible.  But once Sue started planting she couldn’t stop. And when Clark was home he worked at plowing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/12/why-i-believe-in-whaelghinbran/</link>
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		<title>Why I Believe in Whaelghinbran Farm &#8211; Zach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having worked as a tree planter for many years, I&#8217;ve spent a lot of time in clear cuts and what I&#8217;ve experienced has deeply affected me and changed my life. I have seen how greed has dictated management, with little trickle-down to rural communities. I have seen delicate forest ecosystems destroyed for short term profit, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/12/why-i-believe-in-whaelghinbran-farm-zach-melanson/</link>
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		<title>Why I Believe in Whaelghinbran Farm &#8211; Dale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Whaelghinbran Farm is about more than the 581 acres that it is composed of. It is about more than the uncounted fisher, deer, moose, birds, raptors and beaver that inhabit its forest. Whaelghinbran is about more than just the ecological integrity of this valley that feeds into the Kennebecasis River, into the Saint John River, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/12/why-i-believe-in-whaelghinrban-farm-dale/</link>
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		<title>Why I Believe in Whaelghinbran Farm &#8211; Jeff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
After launching the Pemba trees project with Mbarouk in Tanzania I came back to Canada and founded Community Forests International with Daimen, Zach and Estelle. At first we worked day and night to support the project in Pemba and our efforts were focused solely on helping the rural Tanzanians we’d come to care so much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/12/why-i-believe-in-whaelghinbran-farm-jeff-schnurr/</link>
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		<title>Why I Want to Protect Whaelghinbran Farm &#8211; Estelle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As ecosystems are degraded through human caused and natural disturbances – they can no longer withstand the stress that is put on them. As climate change produces variable weather – our forests struggle to keep up with the changing conditions.

The answer to “what can we do?” &#8211; seems to be restore restore restore. But how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/12/why-i-want-to-protect-whaelghinbran-farm/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Cut a X-mas Tree &#8211; Give a Pemba Tree</title>
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Pemba Trees Greeting Cards

1$ = 5 Trees
Don&#8217;t cut a tree this holiday season &#8211; give a Pemba Tree! Make a holiday donation to CFI and we&#8217;ll plant trees on your behalf. We&#8217;ll also send a holiday card quantifying your gift in terms of trees planted to a recipient of your choice. A great way to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://forestsinternational.org/2011/11/dont-cut-a-x-mas-tree-give-a-pemba-tree/</link>
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