Forest and Climate Change in the Caribbean

FAO

Forest and Climate Change in the Caribbean

Forest and Climate Change Working Paper 13

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 39 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Forests and Climate Change Working Paper

Series number 13

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document is part of the publication series of FAO’s Forest and Climate Change Programme. The programme works to strengthen countries’ capacities to mitigate and adapt to climate change through actions consistent with sustainable forest management and to promote regional cooperation and international policy development related to forests and climate change.

Language English

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