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

Show other versions (1)

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Michael I. (Author)
Corporate Author: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Routledge, 2013.
Edition:1st edition.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items