Forest conflict in Thailand: Northern minorities in focus

Environmental Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-395

  Hares, Minna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Forest conservation; Local conflict; Thailand; Upland minorities

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT RESOLUTION; CONFLICT SOLVING; ETHNIC MINORITIES; FIRE CONTROL; FOREST CONFLICTS; FOREST CONSERVATION; HUMAN INTERFERENCE; ILLEGAL LOGGING; LOCAL COMMUNITY; LOCAL CONFLICT; LOCAL INSTITUTIONS; MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING; NORTHERN THAILAND; OPIUM POPPY; PROTECTED AREAS; THAILAND; UPLAND AREA; UPLAND MINORITIES;

CONSERVATION; LANDFORMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

OPIATE;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNIC MINORITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; REFORESTATION; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; UPLAND REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFLICT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FOREST; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LOGGING; MINORITY GROUP; REFORESTATION; REVIEW; THAILAND; TILLAGE; WATER POLLUTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FORESTRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; LEGISLATION; PLANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFORESTATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

AGRICULTURE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FORESTRY; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WELFARE; THAILAND;

EID: 64549153984     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9239-7     Document Type: Review

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