Democratic less-developed countries cause global deforestation

International Forestry Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-313

  Larjavaara, M ^a,b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b BOX 27 ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

afforestation; Autocratic; deforestation; forest transition; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; DEMOCRACY; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866842168     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554812802646666     Document Type: Review

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