A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 154, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-71

  Gardner, Toby A ^a,l,m   Burgess, Neil D ^a,b,c   Aguilar Amuchastegui, Naikoa ^b,d   Barlow, Jos ^c,e   Berenguer, Erika ^e   Clements, Tom ^f   Danielsen, Finn ^g   Ferreira, Joice ^h   Foden, Wendy ^i,j   Kapos, Valerie ^k   Khan, Saiful M ^c   Lees, Alexander C ^l,m   Parry, Luke ^e,l,m   Roman Cuesta, Rosa Maria ^d   Schmitt, Christine B ^o   Strange, Niels ^c,n   Theilade, Ida ^c   Vieira, Ima C G ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WWF US ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Wildlife Conservation Society   (United Kingdom)

^g Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling   (Denmark)

^h EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

ⁱ IUCN Species Programme   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^k UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^l MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^m Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi ^*  (Brazil)

ⁿ FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Safeguards; Tropical forests; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TROPICAL FOREST; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84862322022     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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