Clean energy that safeguards ecosystems and livelihoods: Integrated assessments to unleash full sustainable potential for renewable energy

Renewable Energy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-28

  Athanas, Andrea K ^a   McCormick, Nadine ^b  

^a Africa Wildlife Foundation   (Tanzania)

^b IUCN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Environment; Impact assessment; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLEAN ENERGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GHG EMISSION; HYDRO-POWER INSTALLATION; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR TOWERS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES;

INVESTMENTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTALLATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84866525315     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.073     Document Type: Article

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