Forest use and agriculture in Ucayali, Peru: Livelihood strategies, poverty and wealth in an Amazon frontier

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-56

  Porro, Roberto ^a,b   Lopez Feldman, Alejandro ^c   Vela Alvarado, Jorge W ^d  

^a EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^b Estación Experimental   (Peru)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE UCAYALI   (Peru)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Peruvian amazon; Poverty and environment; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY; LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES; PERUVIAN AMAZONS; POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT; RURAL LIVELIHOOD;

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS;

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTS;

EID: 84920721165     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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