Friday, the Center for International Forestry Research recommended creating a multibillion-dollar carbon trading program that would include payments to forest owners who leave forests intact, so they can continue absorbing carbon from the atmosphere. But, the organization warned, governments might use those payments to exploit forest dwellers if the "Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation" (a.k.a. "Reducing Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries," or REDD) program is not constructed carefully.
