Using carbon offsets to break clear-cutting cycles in the Maritimes

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Carbon offsets have been gaining popularity and attention as a solution to climate change. Increasing net-zero promises have been driving the demand. While many offsets projects have major pitfalls, one project in the Maritimes provinces of Canada holds promise as a way to change forest management. For this week’s installment of The Big Fix, the World’s environment producer Anna Kusmer reports.

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