User perceptions of conservation and participatory management of iGxalingenwa forest, South Africa

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-75

  Robertson, John ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Access rights; Biodiversity conservation; Community forestry; Participatory forest management; Subsistence livelihoods; Traditional authority

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; INVENTORY CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY; SURVEYING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DWINDLING RESOURCE BASE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIONIST;

CONSERVATION;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; IGXALINGENWA FOREST; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22344438553     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905001979     Document Type: Article

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