Sabah to sell carbon credits via Kuamut conservation plan


Nice to meet you: Hajiji (right) welcoming Rumsey to his office. Looking on is Kugan.

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

The first tranche of the verified carbon units (VCU) involving the forest areas situated in Tongod and Kinabatangan districts is now ready for trading after it met with the internationally recognised standards for Climate, Community and Biodiversity Progress.

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