Dryland afforestation and poverty alleviation: Bedouin and palestinian non-timber forest product collectors in contrasting economic environments

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 923-930

  Rueff, Henri ^a   Parizot, Cédric ^b   Israel, Arnon Ben ^a   Schwartz, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b French Research Center in Jerusalem   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DRYLAND FARMING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 58149178623     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-008-9202-5     Document Type: Article

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