The Recognition of Forest Rights in Latin America: Progress and Shortcomings of Forest Tenure Reforms

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 556-571

  Pacheco, Pablo ^a   Barry, Deborah ^b   Cronkleton, Peter ^c   Larson, Anne ^d  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Peru)

^d Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

community forestry; forest rights; forest tenure; land reform; Latin America

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; SMALLHOLDER;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84859627396     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2011.574314     Document Type: Article

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