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The Role of Forestry in Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Production

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  1. Wageningen University, The Netherlands

    Ekko C. van Ierland (Professor of Environmental Economics) & Alfons Oude Lansink (Associate Professor Farm Management) (Professor of Environmental Economics) &  (Associate Professor Farm Management)

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van Cornelis Kooten, G., Krcmar, E., Graham, P.J. (2002). The Role of Forestry in Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Production. In: van Ierland, E.C., Lansink, A.O. (eds) Economics of Sustainable Energy in Agriculture. Economy & Environment, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48018-2_10

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