Forest dependency and its implications for protected areas management: A case study from the Nyungwe Forest Reserve, Rwanda

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Supplement

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 85-92

  Masozera, Michel K ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki R R ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Forest dependency; Local communities; Nyungwe Forest Reserve; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

LOCAL COMMUNITIES; PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 4444243144     PISSN: 14004089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14004080410034164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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