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Author: | Huston, M. A. Marland, G. |
Title: | Carbon management and biodiversity |
Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2003 : JAN, VOL. 67:1, p. 77-86 |
Index terms: | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BIODIVERSITY |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | International efforts to mitigate human-caused changes in the Earth's climate are considering a system of incentives (debits and credits) that would encourage specific changes in land use that can help to reduce the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. The two primary land-based activities that would help to minimize atmospheric carbon dioxide are carbon storage in the terrestrial biosphere and the efficient substitution of biomass fuels and bio-based products for fossil fuels and energy-intensive products. These two activities have very different land requirements and different implications for the preservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of other ecosystem services. |
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