Community forest management and the emergence of multi-scale governance institutions: Lessons for REDD+ development from Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia

Forests

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-473

  Cronkleton, Peter ^a   Bray, David Barton ^b   Medina, Gabriel ^c  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Peru)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Brazil; Community forestry; Governance institutions; Mexico; REDD

Indexed keywords

BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; ME-XICO; REDD;

DEFORESTATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DEFORESTATION; EMERGENCE; EMISSION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; MEXICO;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84865525722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f2020451     Document Type: Article

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