Kazakhstan Opens 5.2 Million Hectares for Carbon Projects. Will Investors Follow?

By Dana Omirgazy in Business on 18 August 2026

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has identified 5.2 million hectares of non-forested land within its 31-million-hectare state forest fund as having potential for carbon projects, opening new opportunities for investors in emissions reduction and carbon absorption projects, Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Yerlan Nyssanbayev said. “This opens new opportunities for investors to participate …

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