Perceptions of forest resource use and management in two village communities in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Southern Forests

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-254

  Gugushe, N M ^a,b   Grundy, I M ^c   Theron, F ^a   Chirwa, P W ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community participation; Forest products; Natural resource management; Participatory research; Rural communities; South Africa; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149464552     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SF.2008.70.3.8.669     Document Type: Article

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