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Alix-Garcia, Jennifer; Wolff, Hendrik - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 6 (2014) 1, pp. 361-380

deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world’s atmosphere, the level of biodiversity, and the … local and international policy instruments to prevent further deforestation and to encourage forest growth. This article … reverse deforestation. We cover the most recent work touching on a range of issues related to PES programs, including research …

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The Economics of Endangered Species

Innes, Robert; Frisvold, George - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 1 (2009) 1, pp. 485-512

Because habitat conversion is the greatest threat to species, this article focuses on economic incentives for private land users to protect habitat. Habitat protection policies that fail to account for private incentives often have unintended negative consequences. Private incentives for habitat...

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Carbon Sequestration in Forests and Soils

Sedjo, Roger; Sohngen, Brent - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 4 (2012) 1, pp. 127-144

greenhouse gas; through biological growth, which can increase forest stocks; or through deforestation, which can increase carbon …

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Civil Society and Land Use Policy in Uganda: The Mabira Forest Case

Hönig, Patrick - In: Africa Spectrum 49 (2014) 2, pp. 53-77

Over the past few years, the Ugandan government has repeatedly initiated proceedings to clear one-fourth of the Mabira natural forest reserve in central Uganda and give the land to a sugar company controlled by a transnational business conglomerate. Each time the government took steps to execute...

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Sampling global deforestation databases: The role of persistence

Sanchez-Azofeifa, G. Arturo; Skole, David; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2 (1997) 2, pp. 177-189

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Monitoring needs to transform Amazonian forest maintenance into a global warming-mitigation option

Fearnside, Philip - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2 (1997) 2, pp. 285-302

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Economic Assessment of Mitigation Options for Enhancing and Maintaining Carbon Sink Capacity in Indonesia

Boer, Rizaldi - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 6 (2001) 3, pp. 257-290

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The Potential of Brazil's Forest Sector for Mitigating Global Warming under the Kyoto Protocol

Fearnside, Philip - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 6 (2001) 3, pp. 355-372

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Land Use, Land-Use Change, Forestry, and Agricultural Activities in the Clean Development Mechanism: Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Offset Potential

Bloomfield, Janine; Pearson, Holly - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 5 (2000) 1, pp. 9-24

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Application of the ‘Climafor’ Approach to Estimate Baseline Carbon Emissions of a Forest Conservation Project in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico

Jong, B.; Hellier, A.; Castillo-Santiago, M.; Tipper, R. - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 10 (2005) 2, pp. 265-278

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