Importance of non-timber forest products in the economic valuation of dry deciduous forests of India

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 455-467

  Mahapatra, Ajay Kumar ^a   Tewari, D D ^b  

^a Orissa Tribal Empowerment Programme   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dry deciduous forest; Eastern India; Economic valuation; Non timber forest products

Indexed keywords

DECIDOUS FORESTS; FOREST LANDS; NON-TIMBER PRODUCTS;

COASTAL ZONES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAND USE; MARKETING; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

COASTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LAND USE;

EID: 13444293398     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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