Advancing tropical forestry curricula through non-timber forest products

International Forestry Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 418-426

  Guariguata, M R ^a   Evans, K ^b  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; forestry education; Latin America; multiuse forestry

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; STAKEHOLDER; STUDENT; TRAINING;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 78650468404     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.12.4.418     Document Type: Article

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