Carbon-accounting methods and reforestation incentives

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-179

  Cacho, Oscar J ^a   Hean, Robyn L ^b   Wise, Russell M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; REFORESTATION;

EID: 0037962220     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00208     Document Type: Article

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