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Stephanie Paladino - The Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice, and Environmental Governance - 9781611323337 - V9781611323337
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The Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice, and Environmental Governance

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Description for The Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice, and Environmental Governance Paperback. Editor(s): Paladino, Stephanie; Fiske, Shirley J. Num Pages: 356 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHM; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Given the growing urgency to develop global responses to a changing climate, The Carbon Fix examines the social and equity dimensions of putting the world's forests-and, necessarily, the rural people who manage and depend on them-at the center of climate policy efforts such as REDD+, intended to slow global warming. The book assesses the implications of international policy approaches that focus on forests as carbon and especially, forest carbon offsets, for rights, justice, and climate governance. Contributions from leading anthropologists and geographers analyze a growing trend towards market principles and financialization of nature in environmental ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781611323337
SKU
V9781611323337
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-1

About Stephanie Paladino
Stephanie Paladino is an environmental anthropologist with the Center for Applied Social Research, University of Oklahoma, USA. Her research focuses on how environmental governance strengthens equity and sustainability, most recently in the areas of carbon forestry offset markets, oils spill response, ecologically protected areas, and the Rio Grande basin. Shirley J. Fiske is Research ... Read more

Reviews for The Carbon Fix: Forest Carbon, Social Justice, and Environmental Governance
The Carbon Fix provides a much-needed update on the world of REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) globally. Only now are studies of actual impacts beginning to emerge. This collection provides timely assessments of the impacts of REDD+ in its current incarnation. The authors identify the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches and mechanisms, offer a number ... Read more

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