Sabah set to sell carbon credits through Kuamut project

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor meeting with Permian Global chairman Stephen Rumsey with Sabah Conservator of Forests Datuk Frederick Kugan (centre).

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is now poised to sell carbon credits through the Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Project (KRCP) involving the protection and restoration of 83,381ha of tropical rainforest.

The first tranche of Verified Carbon Units (VCU) involving forested areas in the Tongod and Kinabatangan districts was now ready for trading after meeting international standards for Climate, Community and Biodiversity progress.