Managing the risk of biodiversity leakage from prioritising REDD+ in the most carbon-rich forests: The case study of peat-swamp forests in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-433

  Harrison, Mark E ^a,b   Paoli, Gary D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project   (Indonesia)

^c Daemeter Consulting   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity leakage; Biodiversity offsetting; Payments for ecosystem services; Peat swamp forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871412377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500402     Document Type: Article

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