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Microsoft snaps up Madagascan rainforest protection credits

2014-02-18 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Microsoft is helping to protect one of Madagascar's most pristine rainforests, after buying a block of carbon credits from the government. The IT giant confirmed last week that it has invested an undisclosed sum in the Makira REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation 'plus') conservation project. Overall, the project aims to curb deforestation on 320,000 hectares of land, preventing the release of 32.5 million metric tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. Deforestation...

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