The utilization and management of african rattans: Constraints to sustainable supply through cultivation

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-353

  Sunderland, T C ^a   Balinga, M P ^a   Asaha, S ^b   Malleson, R ^c  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b Forests Resources and People   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Cameroon; Ghana; Livelihoods; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGROFORESTRY; CULTIVATION; EXPLOITATION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; TENURE SYSTEM;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; GHANA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CALAMUS ROTANG;

EID: 62249199747     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2008.9752642     Document Type: Article

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