A review of the role of property rights and forest policies in the management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-53

  Roy, Anjan Kumer Dev ^a   Alam, Khorshed ^a   Gow, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Co management; Forest dependent communities; Property rights; Sundarbans Mangrove Forest; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CO-MANAGEMENT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT POLICIES; FOREST POLICY; FOREST RESOURCES; MANGROVE FOREST; PROPERTY RIGHT; RAPID REDUCTION; SUNDARBANS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TIME-PERIODS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

BANGLADESH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856558455     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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