Valuing the non-timber forest products in the Mediterranean region

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 768-775

  Croitoru, Lelia ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediterranean forests; Non timber forest products (NTFPs)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POLICY STRATEGY; RURAL FINANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; VALUATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 34447125078     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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