CSR Asia: The world’s forests play a vital role in regulating climate change. Covering almost 30 percent of the world’s land surface area they store more than 283 metric gigatons of carbon in their biomass, i.e. about 50 percent more than the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Deforestation and unsustainable harvest practices, however, set carbon free and already account for 18 to 25 percent of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Around 34 percent of forests are designated …