Problems, causes and solutions in the forest carbon discourse: a framework for analysing degradation narratives

Climate and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 537-547

  Hajdu, Flora ^a   Fischer, Klara ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; climate change; deforestation; degradation; narrative

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; TREE PLANTING;

AFRICA;

EID: 84966697246     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2016.1174663     Document Type: Article

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