Carbon and livelihoods in Post-Kyoto: Assessing voluntary carbon markets

Ecological Economics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Benessaiah, Karina ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Blue carbon; Carbon markets; Climate change; Ecosystem service; Environmental conservation; Livelihoods; Mitigation; Poverty alleviation; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860264524     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.02.022     Document Type: Note

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