Vicious and virtuous cycles and the role of external non-government actors in community forestry in Oaxaca and Michoacán, Mexico

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-63

  Barsimantov, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common property; Community forestry; Mexico; NGO

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; OAXACA;

EID: 77249172132     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-009-9289-3     Document Type: Article

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