Less is often more: Governance of a non-timber forest product, marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) in southern Africa

International Forestry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 475-490

  Wynberg, Rachel P ^a   Laird, Sarah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b People and Plants International   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; Customary law; Marula; Non timber forest products; Policy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIALIZATION; FORESTRY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POLICY APPROACH; REGULATORY APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 39949083686     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.9.1.475     Document Type: Article

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