Women's participation in forest management: A cross-country analysis

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-205

  Coleman, Eric A ^a   Mwangi, Esther ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Forestry; Gender; Kenya; Mexico; Participation; Uganda

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; EDUCATION; EQUITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOMENS STATUS;

BOLIVIA; KENYA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UGANDA;

EID: 84872599606     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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