Managing dependencies in forest offset projects: Toward a more complete evaluation of reversal risk

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Cooley, David M ^a   Galik, Christopher S ^a   Holmes, Thomas P ^b   Kousky, Carolyn ^c   Cooke, Roger M ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences   (United States)

^c RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon offsets; Climate policy; Forestry; Natural disturbance; Risk

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ACQUISITION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 82955163174     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9306-x     Document Type: Article

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