REDD+ and community forestry: Implications for local communities and forest management-a case study from Nepal

International Forestry Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-54

  Poudel, M ^a   Thwaites, R ^a   Race, D ^b   Dahal, G Ram ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Rights and Resources Initiatives ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

CFUGs; Community forestry; executive committee; piloting activities

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

NEPAL;

EID: 84897136425     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554814811031251     Document Type: Article

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