Ecosystem Services and REDD: Estimating the Benefits of Non-Carbon Services in Worldwide Forests

World Development

Volumn 78, Issue , 2016, Pages 246-261

  Ojea, Elena ^a   Loureiro, Maria L ^b   Alló, Maria ^b   Barrio, Melina ^c  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avoided deforestation; Co benefits; Ecosystem services; Forests meta analysis; REDD

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; META-ANALYSIS;

EID: 84945584996     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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