Why ignore tropical deforestation? A proposal for including forest conservation in the Kyoto Protocol

1 de março de 2005

mar 1, 2005

Paulo Moutinho, Marcio Santilli, Stephan Schwartzman, Liana Rodrigues

O artigo “Por que ignorar o desmatamento de Florestas Tropicais? Uma proposta para inclusão da conservação florestal no Protocolo de Quioto” apresenta o ponto de vista de profissionais da área sobre a conservação das florestas tropicais. O documento está em inglês.

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