Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region - Hardcover

 
9783030205904: Carbon Management for Promoting Local Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3030205908 ISBN 13: 9783030205904
Publisher: Springer, 2019

Synopsis

This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, an area that provides fresh water to more than 2 billion people and supports the world’s largest population of pastoralists and millions of livestock. 


This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers. 

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About the Author

​Dr. Zhanhuan Shang is a Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University in China. 

Dr. Muhammad Khalid Rafiq is a Senior Scientific Officer at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council in Islamabad, Pakistan. 

Dr. Victor R. Squires is an Ex-Professor and Consultant at International Dryland Management Consultant, Adelaide University, Australia.

From the Back Cover

This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, an area that provides fresh water to more than 2 billion people and supports the world’s largest population of pastoralists and millions of livestock. 


This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers. 

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3030205908
ISBN 13 
9783030205904
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368
Editor
Shang Zhanhuan, Degen A. Allan, Rafiq Muhammad Khalid, Squires Victor R.

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