In the absence of their men: Women and forest management in the Mid-hills of Nepal

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 108, Issue , 2008, Pages 295-304

  Giri, K ^a   Pokhrel, B ^b   Darnhofer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Community forest user group; Community forestry; Decision making; Focus group discussion; Left behind women; Male outmigration; Participation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HILL; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58849100031     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/EEIA080291     Document Type: Article

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