Group Forest Certification for Smallholders in Vietnam: An Early Test and Future Prospects

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Auer, Matthew R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia; Group forest certification; Plantation forestry; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SMALLHOLDER; STAKEHOLDER; TIMBER CERTIFICATION; TREE;

VIET NAM;

ACACIA;

EID: 84857923345     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9451-6     Document Type: Article

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