Climate change and forests emerging policy and market opportunities /

"Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes for carbon crediting, provides an overview of carbon accounting best practices, and presents to...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Streck, Charlotte
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Washington, D.C. : Chatham House ; Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes for carbon crediting, provides an overview of carbon accounting best practices, and presents tools for future sequestration and offset programs. Concludes with options for slowing deforestation"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiii, 346 p. : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.