Women's dependence on forest and participation in forestry: A case study of joint forest management programme in West Bengal

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-89

  Das, Nimai ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bengal forest resource; Determinants and factors affecting participation in forestry; Gender driven participatory forest management; Physical and financial dependence on forest

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESOURCES; TIMBER;

FOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS; FOREST RESOURCES; JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENTS; MANAGEMENT UNIT; PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE ON FOREST; WEST BENGAL;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; GENDER ROLE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

FINANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; GOVERNMENTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANNING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WOMEN;

INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 78650781755     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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