Pursuing community forestry in Liberia

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 296-308

  Lamb, Jennifer N ^a   Moore, Keith M ^a   Smith, Robert ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial forestry; Community forestry; Conservation; Land tenure; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND TENURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY REFORM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

LIBERIA;

EID: 77951738488     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.514     Document Type: Article

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