Sustainability of Sal (Shorea robusta) forest in Bangladesh: Past, present and future actions

International Forestry Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-37

  Alam, M ^a   Furukawa, Y ^a   Sarker, S K ^b   Ahmed, R ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Change factors; Encroachment; Management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 67649120085     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.10.1.29     Document Type: Article

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