Climate Change

The potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD: a critical review and case study from the Amazon region

The United Nations climate treaty may soon include a mechanism for compensating tropical nations that succeed in reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, source of nearly one fifth of global carbon emissions.

Publication Date: 
20/10/2009
Daniel C. Nepstad, Claudia M. Stickler, Michael T. Coe & et al
Global Change Biology
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Ecosystem Services, Land Use, Water Resources, Amazon, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Hydrology, Brazil, Daniel C. Nepstad, Claudia M. Stickler, Global Change Biology, REDD, Michael T. Coe & et al