Biochar use in forestry and tree-based agro-ecosystems for increasing climate change mitigation and adaptation

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 166-181

  Stavi, Ilan ^a  

^a Tamar Regional Council   (Israel)

Author keywords

carbon sequestration; Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); environmental regulations; land restoration; Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ADAPTATION; AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGROFORESTRY; ALKALINITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FORESTRY; LAND MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84877580757     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2013.773466     Document Type: Article

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