Optimizing joint production of timber and carbon sequestration of afforestation projects

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Olschewski, Roland ^a   Benítez, Pablo C ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sinks; CDM; Certified Emission Reductions; Faustmann; Hartman

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EMISSION CONTROL; REFORESTATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; FAUSTMANN; HARTMAN; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH;

TIMBER;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH MODELING; KYOTO PROTOCOL; OPTIMIZATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CARBON; DAMAGE; EMISSION; FORESTS; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; REFORESTATION; ROTATION;

EID: 71849102953     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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