An economic analysis of the potential for carbon sequestration by forests: Evidence from southern Mexico

Ecological Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 313-327

  De Jong, Ben H J ^a   Tipper, Richard ^b   Montoya Gómez, Guillermo ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration supply; Cost effectiveness analysis; Forest management; Land use change

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034016714     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00162-7     Document Type: Article

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