From cohesion to conflict in participatory forest management: The case of Ouémé Supérieur and N'Dali (OSN) forests in Benin

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 525-534

  Idrissou, Latifou ^a   van Paassen, Annemarie ^a   Aarts, Noelle ^a   Leeuwis, Cees ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflict; Framing; Institutions; Ou m Sup rieur and N'Dali forests; Participation; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATION PROCESS; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; CONFLICT; FOREST DEPARTMENT; FRAMING; LOCAL COMMUNITY; PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREAS; SCALE-UP; SOCIAL COHESION;

ADHESION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860405742     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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