Forest Governance
Overcoming Trade-Offs between Land-Use Pressures, Climate and Biodiversity Protection
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- 252 pages
- Reading time
- 9 hours
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Focusing on forest policy and governance, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of historical discussions surrounding forests and their role in climate mitigation. It critiques current international climate and biodiversity targets, emphasizing the need for biodiverse and resilient forests to act as effective carbon sinks. The author argues that existing governance frameworks fall short and proposes innovative policy measures, including quantity governance systems targeting deforestation drivers and regulatory protections for old-growth forests, to enhance sustainability and conservation efforts.
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Forest Governance, Jessica Stubenrauch, Felix Ekardt, Katharina Hagemann, Beatrice Garske
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Forest Governance
- Subtitle
- Overcoming Trade-Offs between Land-Use Pressures, Climate and Biodiversity Protection
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 252
- ISBN13
- 9783030991838
- Category
- History, Business and Economics, Legal literature, Cultivation, Ecology, Political Science / Politics
- Description
- Focusing on forest policy and governance, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of historical discussions surrounding forests and their role in climate mitigation. It critiques current international climate and biodiversity targets, emphasizing the need for biodiverse and resilient forests to act as effective carbon sinks. The author argues that existing governance frameworks fall short and proposes innovative policy measures, including quantity governance systems targeting deforestation drivers and regulatory protections for old-growth forests, to enhance sustainability and conservation efforts.