In Denial about dangerous aid

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2235-2236

  Low, Tim ^a  

^a Invasive Species Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Agroforestry; Aid and development; Conflict of interest; Jatropha; Mesquite; Prosopis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AID REFORM; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84867354796     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0264-3     Document Type: Article

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