Designing and implementing effective REDD + policies: A forest transition approach

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-113

  Angelsen, Arild ^a,b   Rudel, Thomas K ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND RIGHTS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 84873813748     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/res022     Document Type: Article

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