Socio-economic importance of gum and resin resources in the dry woodlands of borana, southern ethiopia

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 137-155

  Worku, Adefires ^a   Lemenih, Mulugeta ^b   Fetene, Masresha ^c   Teketay, Demel ^d  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Environmental constraints; Indigenous knowledge; Livelihoods; Local communities; Perception

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PASTORALISM; PERCEPTION; RURAL ECONOMY; WOODLAND;

BORANA; ETHIOPIA;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80052758001     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2011.9756703     Document Type: Article

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