Gums and resins: The potential for supporting sustainable adaptation in Kenya's drylands

Climate and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-70

  Gachathi, Francis N ^a   Eriksen, Siri ^b  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation sustainability; Drought; Drylands; Gums and resins; Livelihood diversification

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; DRYLAND FARMING; KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

KENYA;

ACACIA SENEGAL; ACACIA SEYAL; BOSWELLIA NEGLECTA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA;

EID: 82255190102     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cdev.2010.0066     Document Type: Article

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