Carbon blinkers and policy blindness: The difficulties of 'Growing Our Woodland in Wales'

Land Use Policy

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-260

  Wynne Jones, S ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro forestry; Carbon governance; Farm diversification; Farmers' behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGROFORESTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; LANDOWNERSHIP;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84875110643     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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