Forest governance and institutional structure: An ignored dimension of community based forest management in the Philippines

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-394

  Dahal, G R ^a   Capistrano, D ^a  

^a Forests and Governance Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Community; Forest policy; Governance; Institutions; Philippines

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DATA INTERPRETATION; DEVOLUTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CAGAYAN VALLEY; EURASIA; NUEVA VIZCAYA; PHILIPPINES; QUIRINO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33845898464     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.4.377     Document Type: Article

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