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China backs forest carbon projects as poverty alleviation tool

Published 10:40 on January 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 13:35 on January 26, 2018  / Kathy Chen /  Asia Pacific, China

Forest carbon projects would create job opportunities in less-developed regions and could play a part in achieving China's twin targets of eradicating poverty and building an ecological civilization, according to a new government plan.
Forest carbon projects would create job opportunities in less-developed regions and could play a part in achieving China's twin targets of eradicating poverty and building an ecological civilization, according to a new government plan.


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