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Payments for environmental services, forest conservation, and climate change livelihoods in the REDD? /

This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) sch...

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Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Other Authors: Tacconi, Luca. (Editor), Mahanty, Sango. (Editor), Suich, Helen. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.
Subjects:
Deforestation > Control > Case studies.
Payments for ecosystem services > Case studies.
Forest degradation > Control > Case studies.
Greenhouse gas mitigation > Case studies.
Climate change mitigation > Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781849802994.xml
Summary:This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) schemes at the national level. With its focus on livelihoods, the book also provides important lessons that are relevant to the design of PES schemes focusing on environmental services other than carbon conservation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 267 p.) : ill., maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849806015 (e-book)

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