Governing the global commons: Linking carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation in tropical forests

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-374

  O'Connor, David ^a  

^a Department of Economic and Social Affairs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Avoided deforestation; Biodiversity; Carbon markets; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Environmental non governmental organizations (ENGOs); Forest dependent communities; Reduced emissions from deforestation (RED)

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 53049106789     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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