The multiple dimensions of rural forests: Lessons from a comparative analysis

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Genin, Didier ^a   Aumeeruddy Thomas, Yildiz ^b   Balent, Gérard ^c   Nasi, Robert ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d CIFOR ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Local practices and knowledge; Multiple uses; Multivariate analyses; Rural forests; ; State and customary rules

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTICATION; FORESTRY; FORESTRY POLICY; KNOWLEDGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84876774950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05429-180127     Document Type: Article

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