Community-based monitoring of natural resource use and forest quality in montane forests and miombo woodlands of tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2653-2677

  Topp Jørgensen, Elmer ^a   Poulsen, Michael K ^a   Lund, Jens Friis ^b   Massao, John F ^c  

^a Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Natural Resources and Environment Office   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Community based; Forest management; Locally based monitoring; Miombo woodland; Montane forest; Natural resource management; Participatory monitoring; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MONITORING; MONTANE FOREST; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 26844509976     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-8399-5     Document Type: Article

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