Ecosystem services and forest fires in India - Context and policy implications from a case study in Andhra Pradesh

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 337-346

  Schmerbeck, J ^a   Kohli, A ^b   Seeland, K ^c  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Nivalp SA Forest and Environment Office   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dry forest; Ecosystem services; Fire management policy; Forest fires; India; Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

DRY FORESTS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRES; INDIA; LIVELIHOODS;

EID: 84919492258     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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