Common property and conservation: The potential for effective communal forest management within a National Park in Mexico

Human Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 703-733

  Johnson, Kris A ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common property; Conservation; Forest management; Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

CHIAPAS; LAGUNAS DE MONTEBELLO NATIONAL PARK; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13444272084     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-004-6833-z     Document Type: Article

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