"A middleman will sell it to a mill for $1,000," one agent says about the price of one tree. In other words, a tree worth $1 on the carbon market could be worth a thousand times that to an illegal sawmill. Reversing these economics, the UN estimates, will take an immediate global investment of $25 billion. But who will pay for it? And to whom?"Follow this link to watch a 20-minute documentary about the new carbon market and how it affects the Amazon and its people. It's a truly fascinating look at how the new and old carbon economies intersect, and may change the way you think about carbon offsets based on land conservation.
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