TY - BOOK AU - DiNicola,Anthony AU - Jones,Don Justin AU - Gray,Gerald AU - Durst,Patrick B. AU - Enters,T. ED - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations TI - Carbon dioxide offset investment in the Asia-Pacific forestry sector: opportunities and constraints SN - 9748640728 U1 - 338.1349095 21 PY - 1998///?] CY - Bangkok, Thailand PB - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations KW - Forestry investment KW - Asia KW - Pacific Area KW - Forest plants KW - Effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on KW - Atmospheric carbon dioxide KW - Environmental aspects KW - Carbon offsetting N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48); Machine generated contents note: 1.INTRODUCTION-- 1.1 The Asia and Pacific (Asia-Pacific) Region 2 -- 1.2 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) 3 -- 1.2.1 The 1997 Kyoto Protocol 5 -- 1.2.2 Policy Framework for Joint Implementation, Activities -- Implemented Jointly and the Clean Development Mechanism 5 -- 1.2.3 The Future of the Protocol and Emission Reduction Credits (ERC)8 -- 1.2.4 The Kyoto Protocol and the Forestry Sector 8 -- 1.3 Investment Patterns and Cost of CO2 9 -- 1.4 Opportunities for Tangible Benefits in the Asia-Pacific Region 10 -- 2.PERSPECTIVES AND RESPONSES12 -- 2.1 Developing Countries12 -- 2.1.1 The Asia-Pacific Region13 -- 2.1.2 Costa Rica and Central America 14 -- 2.2 Developed Countries 16 -- 2.2.1 United States17 -- 2.2.2 The Netherlands17 -- 2.2.3 Australia 18 -- 2.2.4 Canada 18 -- 2.2.5 Japan 19 -- 2.3 Private Sector Initiatives 19 -- 2.3.1 Edison Electric Institute 20 -- 2.3.2 The World Business Council for Sustainable Development -- (W BCSD) 20 -- 2.3.3 E-7 Network for Expertise20 -- 3.OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC -- FORESTRY SECTOR 21 -- 3.1 Forestry Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific 22 -- 3.1.1 Forest Conservation/ Preservation 22 -- 3.1.2 Forest Rehabilitation/ Reforestation 24 -- 3.1.3 Improved Forest Management/ Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) 26 -- 3.1.4 Commercial Plantations and Community Forestry28 -- 3.1.5 Biomass Energy/ Fuelwood 31 -- 3.1.6 Urban Forestry 31 -- 3.2 Forestry Examples from Other Regions 33 -- 3.2.1 Rio Bravo (Belize) 33 -- 3.2.2 Scolel Te (M exico) 34 -- 3.3 Forestry Examples in the Asia-Pacific Region 34 -- 3.3.1 Indonesia: Reduced Impact Logging 35 -- 3.3.2 Malaysia: Tropical Forest Rehabilitation 36 -- 3.3.3 Malaysia: Reduced Impact Logging 36 -- 3.3.4 Fiji: Community Forestry Pine Plantations and Sustainable -- Forest M anagem ent.36 -- 3.3.5 Solomon Islands: Natural Forest Management37 -- 3.3.6 Papua New Guinea: Integrated Conservation and Development37 -- 3.3.7 V anuatu 37 -- 4.EMERGING PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR FOREST SECTOR -- ERC PROJECT INVESTMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION38 -- 4.1 Increasing Receptivity toward ERC in the Region 38 -- 4.2 Forestry Sector Challenges 39 -- 4.2.1 NGO Environmental Concerns 39 -- 4.2.2 Bias Toward Energy Sector Proposals40 -- 5.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOREST SECTOR ERC INVESTMENT IN -- THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION41 -- 5.1 Creating an International Framework for ERC 41 -- 5.2 Building Policy and Institutional Frameworks in Developing Countries42 -- 5.2.1 Domestic Policies and Institutions42 -- 5.2.2 Domestic ERC Task Force and Program 43 -- 5.2.3 Sectoral ERC Workshops 44 -- 5.2.4 Building Awareness and Understanding of ERC Concept44 -- 5.2.5 Estimating the Project Opportunities in the Region 45 -- 6.FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR FOREST SECTOR ERC PROJECT -- INVESTMENT 45 -- 7.REFERENCES 47 ER -