Paradoxes and challenges for China's forests in the reform era

China Quarterly

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 381-403

  Robbins, Alicia S T ^a   Harrell, Stevan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

China; environmental policies; forest industries; forests; land tenure reform

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; IMPORT; LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REFORESTATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84911455278     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741014000344     Document Type: Article

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