Targeting sustainable provision of forest ecosystem services with special focus on carbon sequestration

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages 547-568

  Nijnik, Maria ^a   Miller, David ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Multi functional forestry; Participatory tools; Public engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888338818     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-098349-3.00025-6     Document Type: Chapter

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