Economic dependence on forest resources: A case from Dendi District, Ethiopia

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 916-927

  Mamo, Getachew ^a   Sjaastad, Espen ^b   Vedeld, Pål ^b  

^a SOS Sahel International/UK   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Economic dependence; Ethiopia; Forest income; Income distribution; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE; FOREST INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RURAL LIVELIHOODS;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; FORESTRY;

EID: 34247495510     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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