Building collaboration through Action Research: The case of Ottotomo Forest Reserve in Cameroon

International Forestry Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Jum, C ^a   Oyono, P R ^a  

^a CIFOR Reg Off Ctrl and W Africa   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Change; Collaborative arrangements; Inertia; Ottotomo Forest Reserve; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY POLICY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROTECTED AREA; SILVICULTURE;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; OTTOTOMO FOREST RESERVE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33747193788     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.7.1.37.64160     Document Type: Article

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