Novel Carbon-Trading Scheme Could Stop Large-Scale Extinctions

ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2009) — A new strategy for saving tropical forest species was published in the journal Science on the eve of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark, by a team of researchers, including William Laurance, senior staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and distinguished professor at James Cook University. The authors state that wealthy countries should adopt a carbon-payment system that explicitly incorporates biodiversity values.

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Posted on December 8, 2009 · in Global

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