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Ten-year carbon experiment in Bolivia yields mixed results

Friday, October 16, 2009

More than a decade ago in the northeast corner of Bolivia, a group of polluters and environmentalists joined forces in the first large-scale experiment to curb climate change with a strategy that promised to suit their competing interests: compensating for greenhouse gas emissions by preserving forests. The outcome of that experiment is fueling debate over a key element in international climate strategy.

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