Redeeming REDD : policies, incentives, and social feasibility in avoided deforestation /

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It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and private initiatives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) have been widely endorse...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Michael I. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Routledge, 2013.
Edición:1st edition.
Temas:
Industrial management.
Carbon sequestration.
Deforestation > Control.
Forest conservation.
Forest protection.
Gestion d'entreprise.
Piégeage du carbone.
Déboisement > Lutte contre.
Forêts > Conservation.
Forêts > Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Forest protection
Forest conservation
Deforestation > Control
Carbon sequestration
Industrial management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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Sumario:It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and private initiatives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) have been widely endorsed by policy-makers. A key issue is the feasibility of carbon trading or other incentives to encourage land-owners and indigenous people, particularly in developing tropical countries, to conserve forests, rather than to cut them down for agricultural or other development purposes. This book presents a major critique of the aims and policies of REDD as currently structured, particularly in terms of their social feasibility. It is shown how the claims to be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as enhance people's livelihoods and biodiversity conservation are unrealistic. There is a naive assumption that technical or economic fixes are sufficient for success. However, the social and governance aspects of REDD, and its enhanced version known as REDD+, are shown to be implausible. Instead to enhance REDD's prospects, the author provides a roadmap for developing a new social contract that puts people first.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136340611
1136340610

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