Rich man poor man' - inter-household and community factors influencing the use of wild plant resources amongst rural households in South Africa

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-210

  Cocks, Michelle L ^a   Bangay, Lindsey ^b   Shackleton, Charlie M ^b   Wiersum, K Freerk ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community factors; Inter household; NTFPs; Rural households; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL AREA; VEGETATION TYPE; WILD POPULATION;

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

EID: 47549111126     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3843/SusDev.15.3:3     Document Type: Article

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