Deforestation, land conversion and illegal logging in Bangladesh: The case of the Sal (Shorea robusta) forests

IForest

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Islam, Kazi Kamrul ^a   Sato, Noriko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corruptions; Deforestation; Forest Policy; Land Tenure; Sal Forests

Indexed keywords

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 84863959620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0578-005     Document Type: Article

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