总部位于英国的国际银行集团渣打银行今天宣布与巴西阿克雷州政府达成一项新协议，未来五年，该银行将代表该州出售基于森林保护的
碳信用额度。根据渣打银行的说法，这些碳信用额度将通过为保护现存森林提供激励措施，帮助保护位于亚马逊雨林中心地带的阿克雷州的森林免受森林砍伐。
英文原文如下：
Standard Chartered Signs Deal to Sell Carbon Credits to Protect Rainforests
UK-based international banking group Standard Chartered announced today a new agreement with the government of the Brazilian State of Acre, with the bank acting as a seller of forest protection-based carbon credits on behalf of the state over the next five years.According to Standard Chartered, the carbon credits will help to protect forests in the State of Acre, which is located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, from deforestation, by creating incentives for preserving standing forests.
