Preserving the world's tropical forests - A price on carbon may not do

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 210-215

  Persson, U Martin ^a   Azar, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIO-ENERGY; CARBON EMISSIONS; CLIMATE POLICY; CLIMATE REGIME; ENERGY SOURCE; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; OIL PALM; PALM OIL; PROTECTION MEASURES; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION; TROPICAL FOREST; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES;

COSTS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PROFITABILITY; VEGETABLE OILS;

TROPICS;

CARBON; PALM OIL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROFITABILITY; TROPICAL FOREST; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; REVIEW; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; COSTS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; LEAKAGE; PROFITABILITY; TROPICS; VEGETABLE OIL;

ELAEIS;

EID: 75349108984     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902629x     Document Type: Review

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