Multi-level governance conditions for implementing multilateral environmental agreements: The case of CDM forestry readiness in Cameroon

Energy and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 845-860

  Minang, Peter A ^a   McCall, Michael K ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Clean development mechanism; Forestry; Multi level governance; Multilateral environmental agreements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TIMBER;

CAMEROON; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS; COMMON UNDERSTANDINGS; DATA AVAILABILITIES; DEGRADATION MECHANISMS; FORMAL SYSTEMS; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; KYOTO PROTOCOLS; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS; POLICY ACTIONS; SET-UPS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; FORESTRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTRY; FORESTS;

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

EID: 55149092965     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830508785363604     Document Type: Article

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