The paper analyzes the basis of forest carbon trade including me feasibility of carbon absorption trade, main body, platform and standard. The purposes of capital of carbon absorption trade is introduced. Caron absorption trade capital can be used to resettle ecological migrants, absorb employment, build forest and increase fund, increase local income, enhance forest science and technology development and launch environmental proportion. The perspective of developing forest carbon absorption trade is pointed out and the practical problems of developing forest carbon trade need to be solved. For example, the properly problem of forest resources, value calculation problem of forest resources and sustainable development of forest