Forest-poverty nexus: Exploring the contribution of forests to rural livelihoods in Kenya

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-188

  Kabubo Mariara, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Forest dependency; Household heterogeneity; Kenya; Non resident cultivators; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EXPLOITATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY;

KENYA;

EID: 84881310897     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12003     Document Type: Article

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