REDD+, adaptation, and sustainable forest management: Toward effective polycentric global forest governance

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 384-408

  Long, Andrew ^a  

^a Florida Coastal School of Law   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Polycentric governance; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882656188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291300600306     Document Type: Article

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