Tree-based carbon storage in developing countries: Neglect of the social sciences

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-192

  Unruh, Jon D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avoided deforestation; Benefits; Carbon; Development; Global warming; Governance; Mitigation; Sequestration; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; MITIGATION; TREE;

EID: 78651104116     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920903410136     Document Type: Review

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