The interaction between market forces and management systems: A case study of non-wood forest products in the humid forest zone of cameroon

International Forestry Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-26

  Peach Brown, H C ^a   Lassoie, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Common pool resources; Customary tenure; Markets; Non wood forest products

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY POLICY; HARVESTING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PERCEPTION; PRIVATIZATION;

CAMEROON;

GNETUM; IRVINGIA; RICINODENDRON HEUDELOTII;

EID: 77952577699     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.12.1.13     Document Type: Article

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