Local community perception of joint forest management and its implications for forest condition: The case of Dambwa Forest Reserve in southern Zambia

Southern Forests

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-59

  Phiri, M ^a,e   Chirwa, P W ^b   Watts, S ^c   Syampungani, S ^d  

^a Zambia Forest Research Division   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Parliament of South Africa   (South Africa)

^d Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences   (Zambia)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

community participation; forest condition; forest regeneration; forest resource; joint forest management

Indexed keywords

BAIKIAEA PLURIJUGA; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 84860321688     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2012.686203     Document Type: Article

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