Challenges and opportunities for carbon management in Malawi and Zambia

Carbon Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-173

  Stringer, Lindsay C ^a   Dougill, Andrew J ^a   Mkwambisi, David D ^b   Dyer, Jen C ^a   Kalaba, Felix K ^a   Mngoli, Mtisunge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CARBON MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; GOOD PRACTICES; LOCAL SCALE; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS; NATIONAL POLICIES; POLICY INITIATIVES; POLICY MAKERS; POVERTY REDUCTION; PROJECT IMPACT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON;

EID: 84859133453     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.12.14     Document Type: Article

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