Economics of afforestation for carbon sequestration in western Canada

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-172

  Cornelis Van Kooten, G ^a   Stennes, Brad ^b   Krcmar Nozic, Emina ^a   Van Gorkom, Ruud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economics of afforestation; Kyoto accord

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

CANADA;

EID: 0034113365     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc76165-1     Document Type: Review

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