Tropical deforestation in a future international climate policy regime - Lessons from the Brazilian Amazon

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1277-1304

  Persson, U Martin ^a   Azar, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amazon; Climate change; Deforestation; Kyoto protocol; Land use change; Policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIONAL PLANNING;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447636739     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-9052-7     Document Type: Article

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