The emergence, persistence, and current challenges of coffee forest gardens: A case study from candelaria loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1235-1251

  Aguilar Støen, Mariel ^a,b   Angelsen, Arild ^b   Stølen, Kristi Anne ^a   Moe, Stein R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Coffee crisis; Coffee forest gardens; Migration; Socioecological systems

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COFFEE; FOREST GARDEN; LAND TENURE; LAND USE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; OAXACA;

CANDELARIA;

EID: 84855593993     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2010.540309     Document Type: Article

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