A data support infrastructure for Clean Development Mechanism forestry implementation: An inventory perspective from Cameroon

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-178

  Minang, Peter A ^a   McCall, Michael K ^a   Skutsch, Margaret M ^b   Verplanke, Jeroen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Clean Development Mechanism; Data infrastructure; Land use; Land use change and forestry

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; FORESTRY POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFRASTRUCTURE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; REFORESTATION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 36649009719     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9084-7     Document Type: Article

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