Forests in climate policy: Technical, institutional and economic issues in measurement and monitoring

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 499-513

  Macauley, Molly K ^a   Sedjo, Roger A ^a,b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b Center for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon (C); Climate; Economics; Forests; Measurement; Monitoring; Policy; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; TAX INCENTIVE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79956001827     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9276-4     Document Type: Article

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