Improving the benefits to the poor from community forestry in the churia region of Nepal

International Forestry Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 254-267

  Maharjan, M R ^a   Dhakal, T R ^b   Thapa, Suresh K ^c   Schreckenberg, K ^d   Luttrell, C ^e  

^a Disease Prevention and Health Awareness Programme   (Nepal)

^b Students Partnership Worldwide ^*  (Nepal)

^c Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Nepal   (Nepal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

good governance; livelihoods; participatory forest management; poverty; pro poor activities

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

NEPAL; TARAI;

EID: 77954677792     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.11.2.254     Document Type: Article

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