What is the future for African forests and forestry?

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-13

  Nair, C T S ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrarian society; Driving forces; Forest management; Outlook; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EID: 33751536488     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.1.4     Document Type: Article

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