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Kazakhstan Opens 5.2 Million Hectares for Carbon Projects. Will Investors Follow?

By Fatima Kemelova

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has identified 5.2 million hectares of non-forested land within its 31-million-hectare state forest fund as having potential for carbon projects, opening new opportunities for investors in emissions reduction and carbon absorption projects, Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Yerlan Nyssanbayev said. “This opens new opportunities for investors to participate in projects to reduce… The p...