What would a global forest convention mean for tropical forest and for timber consumers?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 120-125

  Vanclay, Jerry K ^a,b   Nichols, J Donald ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Development assistance; Sustainable development; UNFF

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; TIMBER;

ADVOCATES; FOREST CONVENTION; OPPONENTS; TROPICAL FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTS;

EID: 19944379166     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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