An open-access method for targeting revegetation based on potential for emissions reduction, carbon sequestration and opportunity cost

Land Use Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 578-585

  Longmire, Andrew ^a   Taylor, Chris ^a   Pearson, Craig J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Land use decisions; Net zero emissions; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; MITIGATION; REVEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84907969815     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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