Quantification and regulation of carbon offsets from forestry: Comparison of alternative methodologies, with special reference to Chiapas, Mexico

Commonwealth Forestry Review

Volumn , Issue 250, 1998, Pages 219-227

  Tipper, Richard ^a   De Jong, Ben H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Mexico; Pine oak forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

MEXICO, CHIAPAS STATE;

EID: 0031736480     PISSN: 00103381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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