Transaction costs for carbon sequestration projects in the tropical forest sector

Timothy R. H. Pearson; Sandra Brown; Brent Sohngen; Jennifer Henman; Sara Ohrel

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Transaction costs for carbon sequestration projects in the tropical forest sector

Timothy R. H. Pearson Sandra Brown Brent Sohngen

Jennifer Henman Sara Ohrel

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Vol. 19 No. 8 pp. 1209-1222 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 12, 2013
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Timothy R. H. Pearson, Sandra Brown, Brent Sohngen, et al. (2013). Transaction costs for carbon sequestration projects in the tropical forest sector. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 19(8), 1209-1222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-013-9469-8

Transaction costs for carbon sequestration projects in the tropical forest sector

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