Will simplified modalities and procedures make more small-scale forestry projects viable under the clean development mechanism?

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 621-643

  Locatelli, Bruno ^a   Pedroni, Lucio ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon accounting; Carbon dioxide equivalent; Clean development mechanism; Kyoto Protocol; Modalities and procedures; Reforestation; Small scale project

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; FORESTRY PRACTICE; REFORESTATION;

EID: 33746513712     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-5274-y     Document Type: Article

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