On knowing what trees to plant: Local and expert perspectives in the Western Ghats of Karnataka

Geoforum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-69

  Martin, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Forest management; India; Livelihoods; Local knowledge; Participatory forestry

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; TREE PLANTING;

INDIA;

EID: 0037305562     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(02)00075-1     Document Type: Article

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