Issues in the conservation and management of forests in Laos: the case of Sangthong District

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-91

  Thapa, Gopal B ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FOREST CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

LAOS; SANGTHONG;

EID: 0031820452     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1998.tb00251.x     Document Type: Article

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