Carbon market

As the world struggles to combat climate change, scientists agree that protecting what remains of Earth's vast rainforests is a key priority. When forests are lost, less carbon can be absorbed from the atmosphere. And when trees are burned to clear land for agriculture, the release of huge amounts of CO2 further accelerates global warming.

The importance of forests in the "compensation" of greenhouse gas emissions has long been recognized. Many forest landowners, including a growing number of national governments, offer carbon credits as compensation for forest conservation and emission avoidance. (News Desk., more at thenews.com)