A financial analysis of establishing poplar plantations for carbon offsets using alberta and british columbia's afforestation protocols

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-216

  Anderson, Jay A ^a   Long, Amanda ^a   Luckert, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; British Columbia; Carbon offset; Financial analysis; Poplar

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; FINANCE; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REFORESTATION;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARBON OFFSETS; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; POPLAR;

CARBON;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DICOTYLEDON; EMISSION CONTROL; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS; PLANTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; TIMBER HARVESTING; VIABILITY;

CONSERVATION; FORESTATION; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 84984592111     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0097     Document Type: Article

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