Socio-economic factors affecting sustainable utilization of woody species in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-24

  Alelign, Alemnew ^a   Yemshaw, Yonas ^b   Teketay, Demel ^c   Edwards, Sue ^d  

^a West Gojjam Department of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b African Forestry Research Network (AFORNET)   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afromontane forest; Deforestation; Farming constraints; Livelihood; Resource ownership; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOODY PLANT;

ETHIOPIA; ZEGIE PENINSULA;

EID: 78149374298     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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