Long-term versus temporary certified emission reductions in forest carbon sequestration programs

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-559

  Galinato, Gregmar I ^a   Olanie, Aaron ^a   Uchida, Shinsuke ^b   Yoder, Jonathan K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Forest rotation; Long term certified emission reductions (lCERs)

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; EMISSION CONTROL; KYOTO PROTOCOL; REFORESTATION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EID: 80053441177     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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