Artisanal chainsaw milling to support decentralized management of timber in Central Africa? An analysis through the theory of access

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-77

  Lescuyer, Guillaume ^a,b   Cerutti, Paolo Omar ^b,c   Robiglio, Valentina ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Cameroon)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Congo Basin; Forest management; Illegal logging; Rural livelihoods; Small scale logging

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CONGO BASINS; DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; ILLEGAL LOGGING; RURAL LIVELIHOOD; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MILLING (MACHINING); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

ECONOMICS; FOREIGN TRADE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LOGGING;

EID: 84878496372     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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