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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Grounds for pessimism and optimism
  • 2. Theses and theory of change
  • 3. REDD's path to date
  • 4. What do Pygmies circa Mobutu's Zaire have to do with REDD?
  • 5. Science and policy
  • 6. Stakeholders and REDD
  • 7. Social feasibility and its components
  • 8. Capacity building: often discussed, rarely implemented
  • 9. Financing issues
  • 10. Risks related to REDD
  • 11. A new social contract for moving forward.