Projects in Madagascar could provide a model for stemming deforestation. But first these efforts must deal with the poverty and political upheaval that threaten forests, reports Anjali Nayar.
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Anjali Nayar is an International Development Research Centre fellow at Nature.
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Nayar, A. Carbon trading: How to save a forest. Nature 462, 26–29 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462026a
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