Forest conservation-based, climate change-mitigation approach for India

International Forestry Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Rawat, V R S ^a   Kishwan, J ^a  

^a Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education   (India)

Author keywords

Bali action plan; Compensated conservation; Forest policy; JFM; REDD

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; MITIGATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649196756     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.10.2.269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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