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Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China Zhi Lu

Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China By Zhi Lu

Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China by Zhi Lu


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This is the first book illustrating China's forest carbon projects. It includes an analysis of the policy and future development trends of China's forest carbon market and showcases the country's most representative forest carbon projects.

Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China Summary

Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China by Zhi Lu

This is the first book illustrating China's forest carbon projects. It includes an analysis of the policy and future development trends of China's forest carbon market and showcases the country's most representative forest carbon projects. Accordingly, it offers a valuable resource for all policymakers and researchers interested in forest carbon, as well as project developers and engineers involved in forest carbon projects.

About Zhi Lu

Professor Zhi Lu received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Life Sciences from Peking University, Beijing in 1985, 1989 and 1992, respectively. She is currently the executive director of Peking University Center for Nature and Society. Prof. Lu's studied endangered wildlife including the giant panda in mountains of southwestern China, the snow leopard and large mammals on the Tibetan Plateau. In recent years she became interested in observing the interaction between the natural and social systems and provide scientific evidences to support policies and practices in nature conservation and sustainable development in China. She also deeply involved in conservation practices including founding a Chinese NGO, Shanshui Conservation Center.
Dr. Xiaoquan Zhang has been involved in research on the impacts of climate change on forestry and adaptation strategies, carbon accounting relevant to land use change and forestry (LUCF) activities, and methodological and project development under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), China Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). He has published over 100 academic papers in national and international journals, and 11 books.
Mr. Jian Ma is the founder and vice president of the Paradise International Foundation. He has worked for the Nature Conservancy's Forest Carbon Program for 12 years. Under his leadership, the team has developed 4 forest carbon projects, which have restored 10,000 forests in China's biodiversity hotspots. Mr. Jian Ma also leads TNC's science team, working with the Ministry of Environmental Protection to define China's biodiversity roadmap for 2010-2030.
Mr. Caifu Tang, a senior forestry engineer, is mainly engaged in forestry carbon sequestration development and implementation, forestry carbon sequestration potential evaluation and development planning, as well as community forestry work.

Table of Contents

The Low Carbon Economy Transformation and Growth of Carbon Trade Scheme in China.- Response of China's Forest Sector to Climate Change and the Development Prospect of Forest Carbon Market.- The Basics of Forest Carbon Project and Development Procedure.- The Reforestation Project in Pearl River Watershed in Guangxi, China.- The Afforestation and Reforestation Project in Degraded Land in Northwest of Sichuan, China .- The Multiple Value Forest Project for Carbon, Community and Biodiversity Project in Southwest of Sichuan, China.- Small Scale Reforestation Project for Landscape Re-station in Tengchong, Yunnan.- Bamboo Afforestation Project with Panda Standard in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.- Forest Carbon Projects with Philanthropical Purpose.- The Potential of Forest Carbon Project by Forest Management in China .- Implementation Obstacle, Experience Sharing and Recommendation for China's Forest Project.

Additional information

NPB9789811373633
9789811373633
9811373639
Forest Carbon Practices and Low Carbon Development in China by Zhi Lu
New
Hardback
Springer Verlag, Singapore
2019-05-13
298
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