| Main Title |
Climate change and international deforestation legislative analysis / {electronic resource} : |
| Author |
Sheikh, Pervaze A.
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| Publisher |
Congressional Research Service, |
| Place Published |
Washington, DC : |
| Year Published |
2008 |
| Report Number |
RL34634 |
| OCLC Number |
245534911 |
| Subject Added Ent |
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects;
Global temperature changes--Environmental aspects;
Global warming--Environmental aspects;
Deforestation;
Forest conservation
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| EJBM |
POD |
Internet only |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/05/2008 |
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| Collation |
{10} p. : digital, PDF file |
| Notes |
"August 22, 2008." "Order code RL34634." Deforestation accounts for nearly 20% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Deforestation results in carbon emissions when trees and underlying vegetation are burning or decomposing. Deforested areas that are later cultivated also release carbon to the atmosphere when soil carbon is oxidized. Further, deforested areas converted to other land uses (e.g., pastures) might sequester less carbon than forests, enabling greater levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Providing incentives to prevent deforestation in foreign countries has been proposed in climate change legislation. An objective of this legislation is to provide funding from carbon markets to assist foreign countries in reducing deforestation and increasing forest restoration and afforestation. Challenges to this approach include implementing deforestation reduction activities in developing countries that may lack the capacity to monitor and enforce measures, avoiding harm to indigenous communities who rely on forest resources, and matching policies with the various drivers of deforestation in different regions around the world. Legislative policies on deforestation and climate change are analyzed in this report, and challenges for restoring forests in the tropics are discussed. Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 5, 2008). |
| Access Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Author Added Ent |
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| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2008. |
| Series Title Traced |
CRS report for Congress ; RL34634 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
electronic resource |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20080905105203 |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02719nam 2200421Ia 45020 |
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