Importance, determinants and gender dimensions of forest income in eastern highlands of Ethiopia: The case of communities around Jelo Afromontane forest

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Asfaw, Adanech ^a   Lemenih, Mulugeta ^b   Kassa, Habtemariam ^c   Ewnetu, Zeleke ^a  

^a Wondo Genet College of Forestry   (Ethiopia)

^b International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Ethiopia)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Firewood; Forest dependence; Gender; Household income; Livelihoods; Wealth status

Indexed keywords

FIREWOOD; FOREST DEPENDENCE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIVELIHOODS; WEALTH STATUS;

CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTRY; FUELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 84875262753     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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