title: Environmental policy. Counting the cost of deforestation.
abstract: To halt the dramatic alteration in our climate, there must be a reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases. As Bonnie and colleagues discuss in their Perspective, conservation of forests will increase carbon sequestration and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. In this issue, a cost-benefit analysis by Kremen et al. demonstrates the benefits of forest conservation on a local and global scale.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Defense, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonnie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bloomfield
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D002244:Carbon; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D017753:Ecosystem; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D007221:Industry; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon