Global climate change has become a critical issue due to the global greenhouse gases
(GHGs) emissions dominated by carbon dioxide (CO2). Forest ecosystems are becoming …

Carbon terrestrial sinks are seen as a low-cost alternative to fuel switching and reduced
fossil fuel use for lowering atmospheric CO2. In this study, we review issues related to the …

Resources for biodiversity conservation are severely limited, requiring strategic investment.
Understanding both the economic benefits and costs of conserving ecosystems will help to …

Climate change and biodiversity loss can be addressed simultaneously by well-planned
conservation policies, but this requires information on the alignment of co-benefits under …

We assessed the economic values of the selective ecosystem services of the Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve, using a combination of market-based and value transfer methods. The …

By lumping together charcoal and firewood consumption to determine the threats to forests
from widespread use of woodfuel energy in sub-Sahara African, studies have greatly …

Carbon sequestration by afforestation can help mitigate global climate change but may have
adverse environmental and economic impacts in some regions. For example, economic …

Converting degraded grazing lands into exclosures is one option to restore soil nutrients
and to sequester carbon from the atmosphere. We estimate the economic value of such a …

Optimizing harvesting decisions has been a matter of concern in the forestry literature for
centuries. However, in some tropical countries, growth models for fast-growing tree species …

Small-scale afforestation/reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol will sequester atmospheric carbon and facilitate carbon trading …