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		<title>Rafts of rubber and a hotel for birds with spit that sells</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is one thing to monetize nature -- whether from birds nests or rubber or carbon-capturing trees and the orangutans that climb them. It is something else to spread its benefits in a way that keeps it safe.  <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/rafts-of-rubber-and-a-hotel-for-birds-with-spit-that-sells/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2456&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The near empty forest that proves conservation is failing</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/empty-forest-hunted-wildlife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Boleh makan&#8230; Boleh&#8230; Boleh.” As I turned the pages of my copy of Mammals of Borneo to reveal more images of wildlife, Siba anak Aji said the same thing each time. “Can eat&#8230; Can&#8230; Can.” It was 1998 and I &#8230; <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/empty-forest-hunted-wildlife/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2699&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Borneo&#8217;s eco-stranded apes with nowhere to call home</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/borneos-eco-stranded-apes-with-nowhere-to-call-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After attending a series of forests schools and an island university, rescued orangutans are ready to return to nature, but only if there is sufficient forest for them to live in. <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/borneos-eco-stranded-apes-with-nowhere-to-call-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2454&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Golden green grunge for rare red orangutans</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/golden-green-grunge-for-rare-red-orangutans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a biologist's dream -- a rock band that's named after plankton and makes conservation cool. <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/golden-green-grunge-for-rare-red-orangutans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2590&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Millions of long lost logs and a single special tree</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/millions-of-long-lost-logs-and-a-single-special-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the ground beneath my feet last week could talk, it could tell a long story of land and logging, crime and conservation — the kind of story that defines rainforest politics. <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/millions-of-long-lost-logs-and-a-single-special-tree/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2458&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game reveals complex links between poverty and threats to apes</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/game-reveals-complex-links-between-poverty-and-threats-to-apes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were 50 ape experts in a room and a quick game to play to break the ice. “If you agree with the statement, go to the left side of the room,” said the facilitator. “If you disagree go to &#8230; <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/game-reveals-complex-links-between-poverty-and-threats-to-apes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2440&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tweet-by-tweet: COP17 Climate Communications Day</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/tweet-by-tweet-cop17-climate-communications-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when 150 climate-change communicators get together to talk about their craft? <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/tweet-by-tweet-cop17-climate-communications-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2388&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Postcard from Jersey: Red sky at night</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/postcard-from-jersey-red-sky-at-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A castle in the sea, a sky torn apart by aeroplane contrails and a sliver of a crescent moon hanging high like a divine nail clipping. <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/postcard-from-jersey-red-sky-at-night/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2368&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time for faith in our environment</title>
		<link>http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/time-for-faith-in-our-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m not religious but I was moved by the force of what Bishop Geoff Davies said as his gentle voice of faith stormed into a thunder that rolled across the room and bounced off its walls. <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/time-for-faith-in-our-environment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2271&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Postcard from Durban: Greener football and tree-preneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikeshanahan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busisiwe Ndlela was radiant when I met her yesterday. Just this month, and with money she earned selling tiny trees, she has bought a new cupboard and an electric stove and she is proud as can be. I met this 60-year &#8230; <a href="http://underthebanyan.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/postcard-from-durban-greener-football-and-tree-preneurs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=underthebanyan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15366762&amp;post=2228&amp;subd=underthebanyan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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