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REED+ Advantages and Disadvantages in Its Implementation
REED+ Advantages and Disadvantages in Its Implementation
REED+ Advantages and Disadvantages in Its Implementation
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A major constraint to current REDD+ initiatives is the
arbitrariness of the operational definition of forest.
The UN-REDD+ framework ignores the high Edgar Torres Garca
potential of other (tree containing) land uses for 100187431
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