Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques
› Posted November 26, 2008, by Rhett Butler, mongabay.com
The emerging market for forest carbon could support agroforestry programs that alleviate rural poverty and promote sustainable development, states a new report issued by the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF).
The report — which will be presented at the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poznán, Poland — suggests that....
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