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Cash alone will not slow forest carbon emissions

To succeed, the REDD initiative needs a dose of 'GREEN' to restore degraded forests and help boost economic development, argues Andy White.

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Andy White is coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative in Washington DC. e-mail: awhite@rightsandresources.org

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White, A. Cash alone will not slow forest carbon emissions. Nature 471, 267 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471267a

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