Tropical deforestation, timber concessions, and slash-and-burn agriculture - Why encroachment may promote conservation of primary forests

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Bulte, Erwin ^a   Van Soest, Daan ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural conversion; Conservation of primary and secondary forests; Encroachment; Timber concessions; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FOREST CONSERVATION; SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0029730588     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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