Participatory forest monitoring: An assessment of the accuracy of simple cost-effective methods

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2023-2036

  Holck, Mikkel Hooge ^a  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Community based monitoring; Cost effective monitoring methods; Developing countries; Forest disturbance; Participation; Participatory monitoring; Sustainability; Uluguru Mountain

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT LOSS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 46649087831     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9273-4     Document Type: Review

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