Community perceptions of REDD+: A case study from Papua New Guinea

Climate Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-134

  Leggett, Matthew ^a   Lovell, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

avoided deforestation; community participation; forest communities; land tenure; Papua New Guinea; usage rights

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; FUTURE PROSPECT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND TENURE; LANDOWNER; LANDOWNERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POWER RELATIONS; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84860752160     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2011.579317     Document Type: Article

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