Exploring the relationships between trade in natural products, cash income and livelihoods in tropical forest regions of Eastern India

International Forestry Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-73

  Mahapatra, A K ^a   Shackleton, C M ^b  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre   (India)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biodiversity; community forest; deciduous forests; ecosystem value; NTFP income

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST RESOURCE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL SOCIETY; TIMBER TRADE; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL REGION;

INDIA;

BUCHANANIA LANZAN; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MELANOXYLON; KERRIA LACCA; MADHUCA; MADHUCA INDICA; MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 84859067195     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554812799973217     Document Type: Review

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