Parks, People, and Forest Protection: An Institutional Assessment of the Effectiveness of Protected Areas

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2064-2075

  Hayes, Tanya M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community resource management; cross national evaluation; deforestation; environmental policy; forest parks; global conservation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 33750608428     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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