Deforestation and carbon emissions at tropical frontiers: A case study from the Peruvian Amazon

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-190

  Naughton Treves, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Credit; Deforestation; Kyoto Protocol; Peruvian Amazon

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346957267     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.06.014     Document Type: Article

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