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Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon: The Case of REDD+ – new book co-edited by Dr Constance McDermott, University of Oxford

Emerging from the scientific parameters underpinning REDD+ (including the measurement of carbon stocks, reporting and verification), Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon considers the crucial challenges for global and national governance and the legal rights and interests of indigenous people and local communities, all of which have fundamental implications for development and poverty alleviation. With contributions […]

"Governing the Provision of Ecosystem Services" – new book co-edited by Dr Laura Rival (Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford)

• Cutting-edge commentary and analysis of governance mechanisms for enhancing the provision of ecosystem services • Features authors and case studies from around the world • Offers multiple research perspectives from a range of disciplines Founded on the core notion that we have reached a turning point in the governance, and thus the conservation, of […]