Framing community forestry challenges with a broader lens: Case studies from the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2159-2169

  Hajjar, Reem ^a   McGrath, David G ^b,c   Kozak, Robert A ^a   Innes, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA AMBIENTAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Challenges; Community forest management; Latin America

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN AMAZON; CASE-STUDIES; CHALLENGE; COMMUNITY FOREST; COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; LATIN AMERICA; RURAL POVERTY; SUSTAINABLE USE;

TIMBER;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LANDOWNERSHIP; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGGING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79957958451     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.042     Document Type: Article

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