National policies for biosphere greenhouse gas management: Issues and opportunities

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 595-608

  Kennett, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Carbon sequestration; Climate change policy; Forestry; Integrated resource management; Land use; Policy instruments

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BIOSPHERE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; POLICY; REVIEW; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 0036832589     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2716-5     Document Type: Review

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