Forest carbon projects rake in $178 million in 2010

Investors funneled $178 million into forest carbon projects intended to mitigate global climate change last year, according to a new report by Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace. By trading a record 30.1 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtC02e), the market saw a 48 percent rise over 2009
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In total the global forest carbon market is now estimated at $432 million with projects impacting 7.9 million hectares worldwide.