Climate Change and International Deforestation: Legislative Analysis

Sheikh, Pervaze A. ; Gorte, Ross W. ; Sidener, Jessica

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Climatic changes;    Greenhouse effect;    Deforestation;    Global climate change;   

RP-ID  :  RL34634
RP-ID  :  RL34634_2008Aug22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses climate change and deforestation. Deforestation results in carbon emissions when trees and underlying vegetation are burning or decomposing. Legislative policies on deforestation and climate change are analyzed in this report, and challenges for restoring forests in the tropics are discussed.