LARAMIE, Wyo., July 13 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

Carbon markets are helping finance nature-based climate solutions around the world, but a new article published in the journal Nature Climate Change argues that those markets often fail to reward some of the most important benefits those projects can provide, including coastal protection, biodiversity and improved well-being for vulnerable communities.

The article, "Co-Benefit Premiums Can Enhance Nature-Based Climate Solutions," is led by University of Wyoming researcher Jacob Hochard, the Knobloch Associate Professor of Conservation Economics in UW's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. Hochard and his co-authors propose a new financing m...