The economics of managing carbon via forestry: Assessment of existing studies

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Roger Sedjo (sedjo@rff.org), Joe Wisniewski, Alaric Sample and John Kinsman

Environmental & Resource Economics, 1995, vol. 6, issue 2, pages 139-165

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to assess the existing studies on the economics of using forests as a means of mitigating atmospheric carbon build-up. This assessment addresses conceptual and empirical issues and provides a basis for a comprehensive and cost efficient forest management strategy. Critical needs and opportunities for future research are identified. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1995

Keywords: Carbon dioxide; costs; economics; forestry; greenhouse effect; mitigation; sequestration; sink (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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