Forests and climate change the social dimensions of REDD in Latin America /
Controlling deforestation, which is responsible for about one-fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, has become a major tool in the battle against global warming. An important new international initiative--Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)--provides econ...
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Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. :
Edward Elgar,
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| Online Access: | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781849802826.xml |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Forests, conservation and climate change in Latin America
- 2. The Winding REDD Road
- 3. Getting ready for REDD
- 4. REDD+ regimes in Latin America : leaders
- 5. REDD+ regimes in Latin America : latecomers
- 6. Catering for diversity : economic and social complexity
- 7. Catering for diversity : governance and institutions
- 8. REDD : from safeguards to social development?