An overview of history and development of forest policy and legislation in Uganda

International Forestry Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 641-656

  Turyahabwe, N ^a   Banana, A Y ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Forest legislation; Forest management; Forest policy; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LEGISLATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESOURCE USE; STAKEHOLDER; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 67649194886     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.10.4.641     Document Type: Article

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