Ecosystem management and forestry planning in labrador: How does aboriginal involvement affect management plans?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2247-2258

  Wyatt, Stephen ^a   Merrill, Stephanie ^b,c   Natcher, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Conservation Council of New Brunswick ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; CULTURAL VALUE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS; FORESTRY PLANNING; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT PLANS; PROTECTED AREAS; STRUCTURE-BASED; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

PLANNING;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INNOVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA; PROVINCIALISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LABRADOR; MONITORING; PLANNING; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 80555123788     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-126     Document Type: Article

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