Study of gender equality in community based forest certification programmes in Nepal

International Forestry Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Lewark, S ^a   George, L ^a   Karmann, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b M and e Program FSC International   (Germany)

Author keywords

community forestry; forest certification; forest use; gender equality; living conditions

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; LIVING STANDARD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESOURCE USE; WOMENS STATUS;

NEPAL;

EID: 80054678140     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554811797406633     Document Type: Article

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