Local participation in forest and biodiversity conservation in a Nigerian rain forest

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-47

  Ezebilo, Eugene E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

environment; livelihoods; rain forest; sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTECTED AREA; RAINFOREST; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; CROSS RIVER NATIONAL PARK; NIGERIA;

EID: 79951537570     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.544389     Document Type: Article

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