Impact of Natural Forest Protection Program policies on forests in northeastern China

Forestry Studies in China

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Zhang, Kun ^a,b   Hori, Yasuto ^b   Zhou, Shao zhou ^a   Michinaka, Tetsuya ^b   Hirano, Yuichiro ^b   Tachibana, Satoshi ^b  

^a State Forestry Administration   (China)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

forest growth; NFPP; panel data analysis; policy impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961165569     PISSN: 10081321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11632-011-0302-8     Document Type: Article

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