Forestry-based greenhouse gas mitigation: A story of market evolution

Commonwealth Forestry Review

Volumn , Issue 250, 1998, Pages 191-202

  Moura Costa, Pedro ^a   Stuart, Marc D ^a  

^a EcoSecurities Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon offset projects; Carbon sequestration; Clean Development Mechanism; Emission reduction markets; Flexibility instruments; Joint Implementation

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLLUTION TRADE;

EID: 0031766766     PISSN: 00103381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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