Designer policy for carbon and biodiversity co-benefits under global change

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 301-305

  Bryan, Brett A ^a   Runting, Rebecca K ^b   Capon, Tim ^a   Perring, Michael P ^c,d   Cunningham, Shaun C ^e   Kragt, Marit E ^a,c   Nolan, Martin ^a   Law, Elizabeth A ^b   Renwick, Anna R ^b   Eber, Sue ^f   Christian, Rochelle ^g   Wilson, Kerrie A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f WorldWildlife Fund   (Australia)

^g NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GLOBAL CHANGE; INCENTIVE; LAND USE; POLICY APPROACH; PRICE DETERMINATION; REFORESTATION; TREE PLANTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84959272789     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2874     Document Type: Article

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