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February 2009

2.23.2009

Report from Kenya -- Part Two

Tensie Whelan, Rainforest Alliance president, continues her travelogue about her recent trip to Kenya. Here, she describes her visit to the Rift Valley and Lake Naishava, where she tours local flower farms.

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2.18.2009

Report from Kenya -- Part One

In 2007, the Rainforest Alliance launched its tea certification program in Kenya. The first certified farm was Kericho, an estate in Kenya owned by Unilever that supplies the Lipton and PG Tips brands. Recently, Rainforest Alliance president Tensie Whelan traveled to Kenya to attend a meeting of the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Board, visit some of Kenya's stunning national parks and see a few of the country's flower farms.

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2.6.2009

Key Obama Appointments Signal Significant Change in United States Climate Direction

The Rainforest Alliance's climate initiative manager Jeff Hayward reflects on President Barack Obama's key appointments and their implications for the new direction of United States climate policy.

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