This chapter explores the opportunities for linking mitigation activities with efforts to increase adaptive capacity. Because the issue involves two separate objectives, each with multiple stakeholders and scales of analysis, win-win situations are emphasised. Criteria and indicators for monitori...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Robledo, C.
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Brown, S.
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Coto, O.
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Drexhage, J.
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Forner, C.
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Kanninen, M.
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Lipper, Leslie
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North, N.
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Rondón, Marco Antonio
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[Linkages between mitigation and adaptation in land-use change and forestry activities]
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Linkages between mitigation and adaptation in land-use change and forestry activities
Global deforestation and forest degradation rates have a significant impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that during the 1990s 16.1 million hectares per year were affected by deforestation, most of them in the tro...
Schlamadinger, B.
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Ciccarese, L.
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Dutschke, M.
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Fearnside, P.M.
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Brown, S.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?]
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Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?
In many parts of the developing world carbon sequestration projects have been implemented in association with community development. This is a practical way to demonstrate environmental as well as social benefits of the projects. To some extent the projects are in line with the dual objectives of...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach]
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Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach