The South Korean forest dilemma

International Forestry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 548-557

  Tak, K ^a   Chun, Y ^a   Wood, Paul M ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest history; Forest policy; Forest recreation; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY STRATEGY; REFORESTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 63749114417     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.9.1.548     Document Type: Article

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