Gender analysis in forestry research: Looking back and thinking ahead

International Forestry Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-258

  Mai, Y H ^a   Mwangi, E ^a   Wan, M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; forestry; gender; Latin America

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRY FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; INDIA; LATIN AMERICA; NEPAL;

EID: 80054711435     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554811797406589     Document Type: Article

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