Policy tools to encourage the application of sustainable timber harvesting practices in the United States and Canada

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-127

  Kilgore, Michael A ^a   Blinn, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forestry; Guidelines; Policy tools; Regulations; Sustainable forest management; Timber harvesting practices

Indexed keywords

LOGGERS; WETLANDS PROTECTION;

HARVESTING; PUBLIC POLICY; TIMBER; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

FORESTRY;

RIPARIA;

EID: 1642357708     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9341(02)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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