Exploring biodiversity and climate change benefits of community-based forest management

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 468-478

  Singh, Preet Pal ^a  

^a Government of India   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Community based forest management; India; REDD

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONNECTIVITY; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 53049099276     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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