Development of a village-level livelihood monitoring tool: A case-study in Viengkham District, LAO PDR

International Forestry Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-59

  Belcher, B ^a   Bastide, F ^b   Castella, J C ^b   Boissiere, M ^c  

^a ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lao PDR ^*  (Laos)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

adaptive management; conservation and development; Lao PDR; livelihood indicators; participatory monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STAKEHOLDER;

LAOS; VIENGKHAN;

EID: 84876522891     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554813805927174     Document Type: Article

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