Community forestry in Laos

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-78

  Hodgdon, Benjamin D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community forestry; Community participation; Corruption; Forest management; Forest policy; Indigenous people; Laos; Political culture; Timber trade

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST POLICY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; TIMBER TRADE;

TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; CORRUPTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LAOS; MEXICO; NEPAL;

LAOS;

EID: 77951034114     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549810903463452     Document Type: Article

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