Livelihood strategies and forest dependence: New insights from Bolivian forest communities

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-21

  Zenteno, Mario ^a,b   Zuidema, Pieter A ^a,b,c   de Jong, Wil ^d   Boot, René G A ^a,e  

^a Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonia Boliviana (PROMAB)   (Bolivia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Tropenbos International   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil nut; Community forestry; Forest governance reforms; Non timber forest products; Northern Bolivian Amazon

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL NUT; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FOREST GOVERNANCE; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; NORTHERN BOLIVIAN AMAZON;

TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BRAZIL; FORESTS; INCOMES; MARKET RESEARCH; PRICES; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA;

EID: 84870507853     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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