Evaluation studies of Joint Forest Management in India: Social and institutional implications

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-35

  Murali, K S ^a,b   Jagannatha Rao, R ^a   Sudha, P ^a   Sangeetha, G ^a   Murthy, Indu K ^a   Ravindranath, N H ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

Author keywords

Criteria and indicators; Decentralisation; Evaluation; India; Joint Forest Management

Indexed keywords

CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; DECENTRALISATION; EVALUATION; INDIA; JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENTS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0346124237     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2003.002361     Document Type: Review

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