Deforestation in the Madagascar Highlands - Established 'truth' and scientific uncertainty

GeoJournal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-199

  Klein, Jorgen ^a  

^a Hogskoleni Hedmark LUH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Environmental narratives; Madagascar; Natural resource management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; SOILS;

RED SOIL;

DEFORESTATION;

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND COVER; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; UPLAND REGION;

DEFORESTATION; EROSION; LAND;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0043265267     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025187422687     Document Type: Article

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