Making global initiatives local realities: Carbon mitigation projects in Chiapas, Mexico

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-30

  Nelson, Kristen C ^a   De Jong, Ben H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon markets; Carbon mitigation; Carbon sequestration; Clean development mechanisms; Community agroforestry; Mexico

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CARBON EMISSION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; EMISSION CONTROL; MITIGATION;

CHIAPAS STATE; MEXICO;

EID: 0038702099     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-3780(02)00088-2     Document Type: Review

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