New deal is to put a market value on nature 's eco - systems and its biodiversity . Mitchell estimates that the Reserve could be storing up to around 80 million tons of CO2 , but he says it 's difficult to work out exact values for rainforests right now . Rainforests viewed as giant global utilities providing service to humanity . Changes in Amazon rainforest could affect the American Mid - West . Canopy Capital argue markets and Governments could play a role in climate change .
New deal is to put a market value on nature 's eco - systems and its biodiversity . Rainforests viewed as giant global utilities providing service to humanity . Changes in Amazon rainforest could affect the American Mid - West . Canopy Capital argue markets and Governments could play a role in climate change .