Protecting tropical forests from the rapid expansion of rubber using carbon payments

Protecting tropical forests from the rapid expansion of rubber using carbon payments

Expansion of rubber plantations threatens tropical forest carbon stocks and biodiversity, but may be dis-incentivised using carbon finance. Here, Warren-Thomas et al. use forest and agricultural data for Cambodia to show that carbon prices of $30–$51 per tCO2 are needed to match forest protection co...

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Autores principales: Eleanor M. Warren-Thomas, David P. Edwards, Daniel P. Bebber, Phourin Chhang, Alex N. Diment, Tom D. Evans, Frances H. Lambrick, James F. Maxwell, Menghor Nut, Hannah J. O’Kelly, Ida Theilade, Paul M. Dolman
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ea1cbaa2a43d4e68b334ab3611b942c2
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Sumario:Expansion of rubber plantations threatens tropical forest carbon stocks and biodiversity, but may be dis-incentivised using carbon finance. Here, Warren-Thomas et al. use forest and agricultural data for Cambodia to show that carbon prices of $30–$51 per tCO2 are needed to match forest protection costs.

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