Agro-industrial plantations in Central Africa, risks and opportunities

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1577-1589

  Feintrenie, Laurène ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Agro industries; Cameroon; Deforestation; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Land grabbing; Republic of Congo

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROINDUSTRY; DEFORESTATION; FIELD SURVEY; FOREST COVER; PLANTATION; PRIMATE; STAKEHOLDER; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CONGO BASIN;

EID: 84900006983     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0687-5     Document Type: Article

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