Does secure land tenure save forests? A meta-analysis of the relationship between land tenure and tropical deforestation

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 281-293

  Robinson, Brian E ^a,c   Holland, Margaret B ^b,c   Naughton Treves, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Degradation; Land tenure; Land tenure security; Meta analysis; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901948532     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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