Illegal logging in the tropics: A synthesis of the issues

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 351-371

  Ravenel, Ramsay M ^a   Granoff, Ilmi M E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forest policy; Illegal logging; Tropical forest conservation; Tropical forest management

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

FOREST RESOURCES; ILLEGAL LOGGING; POLITICAL SCIENCE; SOCIAL CONFLICTS;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

DEFORESTATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LOGGING (TIMBER); NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTS; LEGISLATION; LOGGING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 12444281794     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v19n01_16     Document Type: Article

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