Assessing the impacts of conservation and commercial forestry on livelihoods in Northern Republic of Congo

Conservation and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-217

  Riddell, Michael ^a  

^a Tower Mains Studios   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aka; Bondongo; commercial forestry; conservation; Kaka; livelihoods; Republic of Congo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887439502     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.121002     Document Type: Article

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