The Resource Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon : the Case of REDD+
Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon : the Case of REDD+
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- Summary
- This interdisciplinary and in-depth critical analysis of REDD+ offers perspectives on its enforcement under international law
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (310 pages)
- Note
- 5 REDD+ and multi-level governance: governing for what and for whom?
- Contents
-
- Cover; Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Framing the problem: perspectives from law, science and governance; 1 International legal frameworks for REDD+: ensuring legitimacy; 1.1 The Bali Action Plan; 1.2 The Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun and Durban Agreements; 1.2.1 Global average temperatures; 1.2.2 Extending the life of the Kyoto Protocol; 1.2.3 Developing country commitments; 1.2.4 Developing a new legally binding Protocol, instrument or outcome; 1.2.5 The financial mechanism
- 1.3 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)1.3.1 Policy approaches for REDD+; 1.3.2 Concerns about the COP17 REDD+ outcomes; 1.3.2.1 The safeguards; 1.3.2.2 Modalities for forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels; 1.4 Ensuring legitimacy; 1.4.1 The rights of indigenous people; 1.4.2 Transparency and governance structures: institutional capacity to assert REDD+ rights; 1.4.2.1 International law and transparency indicators; 1.4.2.2 Transparency norms; 1.4.2.3 Legal standing
- 1.4.2.4 The need for the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities: transparent access to de1.5 Conclusions; 2 Tropical forests: carbon, climate and biodiversity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tropical deforestation: past and future patterns; 2.3 Carbon emissions from tropical deforestation; 2.4 The tropical carbon sink; 2.5 Other services provided by tropical forests; 2.6 Options for restoring or retaining carbon stocks in tropical forests; 2.7 Biodiversity and conservation within the REDD+ framework; 2.8 The limitations of REDD+ as a climate mitigation tool
- 2.9 Conclusions3 Measuring tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.1 Defining tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.2 Relevance of the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.3 Uncertainties related to the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.4 Measuring forest carbon in the REDD+ context; 3.5 Approaches for measuring forest carbon stocks; 3.6 Existing datasets on tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.7 Field measurement of forest carbon stocks; 3.8 Carbon stock retrieval from remote sensing; 3.8.1 Sensors: optical, radar or lidar?; 3.8.2 Optical remote sensing for carbon stock retrieval
- 3.8.2.1 Physical basis: the spectral properties of vegetation3.8.2.2 Image processing and variable selection; 3.8.2.3 High and low resolution sensors -- trade-offs; 3.8.3 Modelling approaches; 3.9 Comparison and validation of carbon stock datasets; 3.10 Future research; 4 The quiet woods: REDD+ in societies with intact rainforests; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Society-environment relations in countries with intact tropical forests; 4.3 Land tenure in places with intact rainforests; 4.4 REDD+ in the quiet forests; 4.5 Conclusion: the road ahead for the quiet woods
- Isbn
- 9781107332607
- Label
- Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon : the Case of REDD+
- Title
- Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon
- Title remainder
- the Case of REDD+
- Subject
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- Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation
- Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation
- Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
- Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
- Electronic book
- Environmental law, International
- Environmental law, International
- Forestry law and legislation
- Forestry law and legislation
- LAW -- Environmental
- REDD Plus
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This interdisciplinary and in-depth critical analysis of REDD+ offers perspectives on its enforcement under international law
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lyster, Rosemary
- Dewey number
-
- 344.04/633
- 344.04633
- 346.046750913
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- K3884 .L39 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- MacKenzie, Catherine
- McDermott, Constance
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
- Forestry law and legislation
- Carbon offsetting
- Climatic changes
- Environmental law, International
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
- LAW
- Carbon offsetting
- Climatic changes
- Environmental law, International
- Forestry law and legislation
- Label
- Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon : the Case of REDD+
- Note
- 5 REDD+ and multi-level governance: governing for what and for whom?
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Framing the problem: perspectives from law, science and governance; 1 International legal frameworks for REDD+: ensuring legitimacy; 1.1 The Bali Action Plan; 1.2 The Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun and Durban Agreements; 1.2.1 Global average temperatures; 1.2.2 Extending the life of the Kyoto Protocol; 1.2.3 Developing country commitments; 1.2.4 Developing a new legally binding Protocol, instrument or outcome; 1.2.5 The financial mechanism
- 1.3 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)1.3.1 Policy approaches for REDD+; 1.3.2 Concerns about the COP17 REDD+ outcomes; 1.3.2.1 The safeguards; 1.3.2.2 Modalities for forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels; 1.4 Ensuring legitimacy; 1.4.1 The rights of indigenous people; 1.4.2 Transparency and governance structures: institutional capacity to assert REDD+ rights; 1.4.2.1 International law and transparency indicators; 1.4.2.2 Transparency norms; 1.4.2.3 Legal standing
- 1.4.2.4 The need for the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities: transparent access to de1.5 Conclusions; 2 Tropical forests: carbon, climate and biodiversity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tropical deforestation: past and future patterns; 2.3 Carbon emissions from tropical deforestation; 2.4 The tropical carbon sink; 2.5 Other services provided by tropical forests; 2.6 Options for restoring or retaining carbon stocks in tropical forests; 2.7 Biodiversity and conservation within the REDD+ framework; 2.8 The limitations of REDD+ as a climate mitigation tool
- 2.9 Conclusions3 Measuring tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.1 Defining tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.2 Relevance of the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.3 Uncertainties related to the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.4 Measuring forest carbon in the REDD+ context; 3.5 Approaches for measuring forest carbon stocks; 3.6 Existing datasets on tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.7 Field measurement of forest carbon stocks; 3.8 Carbon stock retrieval from remote sensing; 3.8.1 Sensors: optical, radar or lidar?; 3.8.2 Optical remote sensing for carbon stock retrieval
- 3.8.2.1 Physical basis: the spectral properties of vegetation3.8.2.2 Image processing and variable selection; 3.8.2.3 High and low resolution sensors -- trade-offs; 3.8.3 Modelling approaches; 3.9 Comparison and validation of carbon stock datasets; 3.10 Future research; 4 The quiet woods: REDD+ in societies with intact rainforests; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Society-environment relations in countries with intact tropical forests; 4.3 Land tenure in places with intact rainforests; 4.4 REDD+ in the quiet forests; 4.5 Conclusion: the road ahead for the quiet woods
- Control code
- 829459930
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (310 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781107332607
- Lccn
- 2012043732
- Level of compression
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- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 471241
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829459930
- Label
- Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon : the Case of REDD+
- Note
- 5 REDD+ and multi-level governance: governing for what and for whom?
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Framing the problem: perspectives from law, science and governance; 1 International legal frameworks for REDD+: ensuring legitimacy; 1.1 The Bali Action Plan; 1.2 The Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun and Durban Agreements; 1.2.1 Global average temperatures; 1.2.2 Extending the life of the Kyoto Protocol; 1.2.3 Developing country commitments; 1.2.4 Developing a new legally binding Protocol, instrument or outcome; 1.2.5 The financial mechanism
- 1.3 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+)1.3.1 Policy approaches for REDD+; 1.3.2 Concerns about the COP17 REDD+ outcomes; 1.3.2.1 The safeguards; 1.3.2.2 Modalities for forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels; 1.4 Ensuring legitimacy; 1.4.1 The rights of indigenous people; 1.4.2 Transparency and governance structures: institutional capacity to assert REDD+ rights; 1.4.2.1 International law and transparency indicators; 1.4.2.2 Transparency norms; 1.4.2.3 Legal standing
- 1.4.2.4 The need for the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities: transparent access to de1.5 Conclusions; 2 Tropical forests: carbon, climate and biodiversity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tropical deforestation: past and future patterns; 2.3 Carbon emissions from tropical deforestation; 2.4 The tropical carbon sink; 2.5 Other services provided by tropical forests; 2.6 Options for restoring or retaining carbon stocks in tropical forests; 2.7 Biodiversity and conservation within the REDD+ framework; 2.8 The limitations of REDD+ as a climate mitigation tool
- 2.9 Conclusions3 Measuring tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.1 Defining tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.2 Relevance of the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.3 Uncertainties related to the tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.4 Measuring forest carbon in the REDD+ context; 3.5 Approaches for measuring forest carbon stocks; 3.6 Existing datasets on tropical forest carbon stocks; 3.7 Field measurement of forest carbon stocks; 3.8 Carbon stock retrieval from remote sensing; 3.8.1 Sensors: optical, radar or lidar?; 3.8.2 Optical remote sensing for carbon stock retrieval
- 3.8.2.1 Physical basis: the spectral properties of vegetation3.8.2.2 Image processing and variable selection; 3.8.2.3 High and low resolution sensors -- trade-offs; 3.8.3 Modelling approaches; 3.9 Comparison and validation of carbon stock datasets; 3.10 Future research; 4 The quiet woods: REDD+ in societies with intact rainforests; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Society-environment relations in countries with intact tropical forests; 4.3 Land tenure in places with intact rainforests; 4.4 REDD+ in the quiet forests; 4.5 Conclusion: the road ahead for the quiet woods
- Control code
- 829459930
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (310 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781107332607
- Lccn
- 2012043732
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 471241
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829459930
Subject
- Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation
- Carbon offsetting -- Law and legislation
- Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
- Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
- Electronic book
- Environmental law, International
- Environmental law, International
- Forestry law and legislation
- Forestry law and legislation
- LAW -- Environmental
- REDD Plus
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program)
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