Community markets for conservation: Markets to advance conservation mission

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2008

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This presentation describes the function and economics of COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation), discusses the current reality of climate change, and then explores how possible market mechanism approaches to ameliorating climate change may fit into COMACO's work and research.

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Carbon sequestration, Markets, Conservation, Reforestation, Conservation tillage, Comaco, Value-added products, Soy, Heps, Peanut butter, Rice, Climate change, Carbon markets, Soil carbon, Ecosystem Field Scale

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Presented at the SANREM CRSP 2008 Annual Meeting, Los Baños, Philippines, 26-29 May 2008