Miombo woodland utilization and management, and impact perception among stakeholders in zambia: A call for policy change in southern africa

Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-181

  Syampungani, Stephen ^a   Geldenhuys, Coert J ^b   Chirwa, Paxie W ^c  

^a Lulea University of Technology   (Zambia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 84860318944     PISSN: 19390459     EISSN: 19390467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19390459.2011.557884     Document Type: Article

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