Prospects for Reduced Impact Logging in Central African logging concessions

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1509-1516

  Ezzine de Blas, Driss ^a   Ruiz Pérez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Certification; Congo basin; Forest management; Reduced Impact Logging

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CERAMIC COATINGS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

20TH CENTURY; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CAMEROON; CERTIFICATION; CHAIN OF CUSTODY; CONGO BASIN; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; LAW REFORMS; LOGGING IMPACTS; MANAGEMENT PLANNING; RECENT DEVELOPMENT; REDUCED IMPACT LOGGING;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); TIMBER CERTIFICATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

AGRICULTURE; CERAMICS; CERTIFICATION; COATINGS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LOGGING;

AFRICA; CONGO BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 50849085448     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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