A community-based forestry approach to poverty alleviation in alabama's black belt region

International Forestry Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-196

  Diop, A ^a,b   Fraser, R ^a,b  

^a National Wildlife Federation   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; benefits; community forestry; landowners

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INCOME; LANDOWNER; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954666104     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.11.2.186     Document Type: Article

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