Options for REDD+ Voluntary certification to ensure net GHG benefits, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of forests and biodiversity conservation

Forests

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 550-577

  Merger, Eduard ^a   Dutschke, Michael ^b   Verchot, Louis ^c  

^a Unique GmbH   (Germany)

^b Biocarbon Consult   (Germany)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Forest carbon standard; REDD+ safeguards; SMF; Voluntary forest certification

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCILS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; SMF; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; STANDARDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CERTIFICATION; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CERTIFICATION; CONSERVATION; FORESTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80053318226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f2020550     Document Type: Article

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