Comanaged forests in west bengal: Historical perspectives on community and control

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 23-51

  Sivaramakrishnan, K ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL FORESTRY;

INDIA, WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0031800761     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v07n03_03     Document Type: Article

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