Asia Pacific > Southeast Asian forest carbon credits too cheap to stop logging -study

Southeast Asian forest carbon credits too cheap to stop logging -study

Published 09:35 on March 7, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:20 on November 23, 2022  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Forest carbon credits issued under mechanisms such as REDD+ generate only a fraction of the prices Southeast Asian foresters can earn from the rubber industry, making the units inefficient in halting deforestation and cutting greenhouse gas emissions at current levels, a new study found.
Forest carbon credits issued under mechanisms such as REDD+ generate only a fraction of the prices Southeast Asian foresters can earn from the rubber industry, making the units inefficient in halting deforestation and cutting greenhouse gas emissions at current levels, a new study found.


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