Forests and climate change
Subtitle: the social dimensions of REDD in Latin America
By: Anthony Hall
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781849802826
Subjects: Deforestation; Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program); Forest policy
Description: Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) provides economic incentives to forest users to encourage preservation of trees. This text raises questions over some of the basic assumptions that underpin REDD policies in Latin America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-210) and index.