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Climate change and forests : emerging policy and market opportunities /

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"Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes for carbon crediting, provides an overview of carbon accounting best practices, and presents to...

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Other Authors: Streck, Charlotte
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Washington, D.C. : Chatham House ; Brookings Institution Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Carbon sequestration.
Forest microclimatology.
Climatic changes.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes for carbon crediting, provides an overview of carbon accounting best practices, and presents tools for future sequestration and offset programs. Concludes with options for slowing deforestation"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815701484
0815701489