In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets

Mae Do Rio, Brazil (AFP) Jan 8, 2025

In the Brazilian Amazon, workers use metal tubes to sow seedlings in rapid succession, as part of an effort to reforest the jungle with millions of trees. The project has financial backing from the United States and lucrative contracts with companies such as Google, Microsoft and the McLaren F1 team, who want to use the reforested area to offset millions of tons of carbon emissions. By p