Assessing local perspectives in a forested landscape of central cameroon

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-42

  Sassen, Marieke ^a   Jum, Cyprian ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Community participation; Conservation; Humid forest; Livelihoods; Local values; Multidisciplinary landscape assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34247626394     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2007.9752579     Document Type: Article

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