Is gender an important factor influencing user groups' property rights and forestry governance? Empirical analysis from East Africa and Latin America

International Forestry Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-219

  Sun, Y ^a   Mwangi, E ^b   Meinzen Dick, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

forest management; forest user groups; gender; IFRI; institutions

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CAPACITY BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENDER ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EAST AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 80054709332     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554811797406598     Document Type: Article

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