The livelihood-based forest classification system of the Pwo Karen in western Thailand

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-145

  Delang, Claudio O ^a   Wong, Theresa ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ethnic minorities; Forest classification; Karen; Local knowledge; Thailand; Thung Yai

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC MINORITY; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 33750730301     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2006)26[138:TLFCSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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