Gia Lai, Jan. 2 -- As climate change intensifies and the global push toward net-zero emissions gathers pace, Vietnam is gradually shaping its carbon market, with forestry identified as a key pillar thanks to forests' long-term capacity to absorb and store carbon dioxide. With extensive forest resources, Gia Lai province is emerging as a locality with strong potential to develop forest carbon credits, helping turn ecological assets into drivers of green economic growth.

Gia Lai covers more than 2.15 million hectares, including nearly 988,000 hectares of forest land. Of this, over 692,700 hectares are natural forests and more than 295,100 hectares are planted forests.

Beyond their vital role in environmental protection, climate regulation...