Local perceptions of forest certification for community-based enterprises

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 235, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 30-43

  Humphries, Shoana S ^a   Kainer, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Community forestry; Costs and benefits; Forest Stewardship Council; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

AMAZON; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COSTS AND BENEFITS; FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL; STAKEHOLDERS;

COSTS; ECONOMICS;

FORESTRY;

CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

CERTIFICATION; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; LATIN AMERICA;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; LATIN AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749529269     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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