Spatial and temporal land use and carbon stock changes in Uganda: Implications for a future REDD strategy

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-62

  Nakakaawa, Charlotte Anne ^a   Vedeld, Paul O ^a   Aune, Jens B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon stocks; Forest persistence; Land use change; Logistic regression; REDD plus; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UGANDA;

EID: 78650184210     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9251-0     Document Type: Article

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