The importance of climate change when considering the role of forests in the alleviation of poverty

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 406-416

  Innes, John L ^a   Hickey, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental change; Forest benefits; Poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FORESTRY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 33845899171     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.4.406     Document Type: Article

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