Application of the 'Climafor' approach to estimate baseline carbon emissions of a forest conservation project in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-278

  De Jong, B H J ^a   Hellier, A ^a   Castillo Santiago, M A ^a   Tipper, R ^a  

^a NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baselines; Carbon emissions; Deforestation; Forest conservation; Mexico; Risk matrices

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; LAND USE CHANGE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21344450072     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-005-7132-8     Document Type: Article

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