s:1083:"TI Status of carbon sequestration projects in Africa: potential benefits and challenges to scaling up 
AU Jindal, R. 
AU Swallow, B.M. 
AU Kerr, J.M. 
AB International carbon projects in Africa have the  potential to provide increased investments and  cash flows for poverty alleviation. This revi ew covers 19 carbon sequestration projects across  16 African countries. Beyond the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions the potential  benefits of these projects include local su stainable development natural resource  conservation protection of valuable biodivers ity and ecological restoration. However carbon  projects in Africa currently constitute less than  three percent of the international trade in  carbon offsets. International investors should make greater efforts to identify good projects in  the region while the host countries need to  provide mechanisms for more secure property  rights improve institutions for natural resour ce governance and build institutional capacity  for project design and implementation in or der to attract more carbon investments. 
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