Impacts of illegality and barriers to legality: A diagnostic analysis of illegal logging in Honduras and Nicaragua

International Forestry Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 282-292

  Richards, M ^a   Wells, A ^a   Del Gatto, F ^b   Contreras Hermosilla, A ^c   Pommier, D ^d  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b REMBLAH COSPE ^*  (Honduras)

^c Forestry Policy/Planning Division   (Italy)

^d IRAM   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Barriers; Governance; Honduras; Illegal logging; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOGGING (TIMBER); TIMBER TRADE;

HONDURAS; NICARAGUA;

EID: 0344256543     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/IFOR.5.3.282.19153     Document Type: Article

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