King Charles III used a visit to Guyana to urge other countries to follow its forest protection approach, pointing to the country's carbon credit sales as a way to put a value on nature. Guyana has earned $353 million from carbon credit sales in recent years, and Hess Corporation has agreed to buy $750 million in credits over the next decade. The country also received $250 million from Norway in 2009 to protect its 18 million hectares of forest. Guyana became the first country to issue carbon credits under a global standard in November 2022. The government plans to put 30% of the proceeds toward development projects in Indigenous Amerindian communities. Charles said deforestation is prejudicing the future and health, while President Irfaan Ali said the low carbon strategy shows what is possible.
