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Forestry Carbon Credit Programs Have a Poor Track Record. Can a More Refined Approach Fix the Problem?

The Family Forest Carbon Program pays landowners not to timber their trees, then sells the additional growth as carbon credits. But critics question whether it leads to overall emissions reductions.

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

An aerial view of the Great Miami River as it flows through a forest in Ohio. Credit: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Rebecca Gentry lost more than 50,000 trees on her family’s ranch during the 2021 PF Fire near Hardin, Mont. Credit: Mast Reforestation

Is Burying the Trees Killed by Wildfires a Climate Solution?

By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

An aerial view of the former Woodhouse Colliery site and the location of West Cumbria Mining’s proposed coal project in Whitehaven, England. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Coal Company Sues UK After Environmentalists Win Major Climate Case in British Court

By Katie Surma

An aerial view of a village in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia on Feb. 12. Credit: Rodrigo Urzagasti/AFP via Getty Images

Is Bolivia’s $1.2 Billion Deal to Protect Its Forests a Climate Boon—or a False Solution?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Olzhas Shayakhmetov (left), KazBeef's chief marketing officer, and Makhsat Kuralbekovich, who runs a KazBeef feedlot, discuss operations inside the company's offices.

Behind the Scenes: How a Burgeoning Industry in Kazakhstan Is Trying to Kickstart ‘Climate-Smart Beef’

By Kiley Price

A young cow grazes near a stack of hay at KazBeef's cow-calf operation near the village of Mamay, Kazakhstan.

Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way

Story and photos by Georgina Gustin

An aerial view of the quilombola community of São João on the Itacuruçá River in Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil. Credit: Cícero Pedrosa Neto

“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark

By Sam Schramski and Cícero Pedrosa Neto

An orphan oil well, for which no one is taking legal or financial responsibility, sits abandoned in Kern County outside of Bakersfield, California on Tuesday, April 6, 2020. Credit: David Walter Banks for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Carbon Credit Market Seizes On a New Opportunity: Plugging Oil and Gas Wells

By Keaton Peters

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