Vietnam has piloted selling 10.3 million certificates of forest carbon credits, earning US$51.5 million. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is studying to legalize it so that more localities can have revenue from this service. Speaking at a press conference on the afternoon of June 19, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen...Read More

Forest conservation is a key tool for climate change mitigation, but integrity issues with forest carbon offsets need to be addressed. Amid growing investor interest in forest-based climate mitigation, including forest carbon credits and benefits through reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), challenging questions have emerged in recent debates, and must...Read More