Biocarbon projects in agroforestry: Lessons from the past for future development

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 148-154

  Foster, Kristi ^a   Neufeldt, Henry ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGROFORESTRY; CARBON; COMMUNITY CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; INCOME; MARKET SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; TREE PLANTING;

AFRICA;

EID: 84890369659     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.12.002     Document Type: Review

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