Amazonian nations will be the early winners in any market for forest carbon credits, which could grow to US$20 billion a year by 2020. The Forest Carbon Index, released by the environmental think tank Resources for the Future and consultancy firm Climate Advisers, both based in Washington DC, charts where governments should invest in preserving forests in developing countries. That is, if the Copenhagen negotiations permit rich nations to offset their emissions this way.
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