A respected central government and other obstacles to community-based management of the matsutake mushroom in Bhutan

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-346

  Brooks, Jeremy S ^a   Tshering, Doley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ecosystems and Natural Resources   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bhutan; CBNRM; common pool resources; community based natural resource management; decentralization; institutions; matsutake mushroom

Indexed keywords

BHUTAN; CBNRM; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; INSTITUTIONS; MATSUTAKE MUSHROOM;

HARVESTING; LAKES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MUSHROOM; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION DECLINE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BHUTAN;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; TRICHOLOMA MATSUTAKE;

EID: 79951769712     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000573     Document Type: Article

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