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Logging, carbon loss and carbon credit in Guyana
"Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) is a viable economic alternative to logging" wrote Rhett Butler about a new logging concession of the U.S. timber firm Simon & Shock International near the Brazilian border in Guyana. Butler's calculations suggest that "preserving forests for carbon credits could offer Guyana favorable economic returns relative to logging. Further, maintaining forest cover provides Guyana option values, including the possibility of sustainably developing forests (ecotourism, non-wood forest products) and taking advantage of ecosystem services payments as they develop." Read Mongabay.com
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Rainforest at Iwokrama, Essequibo River, Guyana. (c). P.-M. Forget