Multiple use forestry planning: Timber and Brazil nut management in the community forests of Northern Bolivia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 268, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-56

  Cronkleton, Peter ^a   Guariguata, Manuel R ^a   Albornoz, Marco A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Brazil nut; Community forestry; Non timber forest products; Small scale forestry; Timber harvesting

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL NUT; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; TIMBER;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; LOGGING (TIMBER); MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; RAINFOREST; STAKEHOLDER; TIMBER HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURE; BERTHOLLETIA; BOLIVIA; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LEGISLATION; PLANNING;

AMAZONIA; BOLIVIA;

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA;

EID: 84857030557     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.04.035     Document Type: Article

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