Potential biodiversity benefits from international programs to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 78-89

  Siikamäki, Juha ^a   Newbold, Stephen C ^b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon; Conservation; Forests; Priorities; REDD

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHY;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 84859718620     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0243-4     Document Type: Article

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