“Rwanda with our current conservation commitments, should be benefiting from the carbon market.
“If you prevent one metric tonne of carbon dioxide from polluting the atmosphere depending on forests you have that absorb such emissions, you should be paid for it.
Today, the current country’s forest cover is equivalent to 30.4 percent – about 724,662 hectares.
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