Assessing participatory practices in community-based natural resource management: Experiences in community engagement from southern Africa

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-145

  Dyer, J ^a   Stringer, L C ^a   Dougill, A J ^a   Leventon, J ^a   Nshimbi, M ^b   Chama, F ^b   Kafwifwi, A ^b   Muledi, J I ^c   Kaumbu, J M K ^c   Falcao, M ^d   Muhorro, S ^d   Munyemba, F ^c   Kalaba, G M ^c   Syampungani, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LUBUMBASHI   (Congo)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Community participation; Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Joint Forest Management; Mozambique; Public participation; Zambia

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROJECT DESIGN; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOIL FERTILITY; AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AFRICA;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AGRICULTURE; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FORESTRY; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84897835382     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.057     Document Type: Article

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