Multiple forest activities, multiple purpose organizations: Organizing for complexity in a grassroots movement in Guatemala's Petén

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 268, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-38

  Taylor, Peter Leigh ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Community forestry organizations; Community based forestry; Environmental governance; Forest community movements; Forest use interactions; Guatemala

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE; FOREST COMMUNITY; FOREST USE; GUATEMALA;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GUATEMALA; LEGISLATION;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84857034862     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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