Women's community-based organizations, conservation projects, and effective land control in southern Mexico

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 7-34

  Radel, Claudia ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender empowerment; Land; Mexico; Women

Indexed keywords

LAND RIGHTS; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28244455087     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2005.0043     Document Type: Article

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