Climate change and forests
Subtitle: emerging policy and market opportunities
By: Charlotte Streck ... [et al.], editors.
Contributors: Streck, Charlotte.
Publisher: Chatham House; Brookings Institution Press; Brookings Institution Press and Chatham House; Brookings Inst. Press/Chatham House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780815781929
Subjects: Climatic changes; Forest microclimatology; Carbon sequestration
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.