Social equity and livelihood implications of REDD+ in rural communities - A case study from Nepal

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 177-208

  Poudel, Mohan ^a   Thwaites, Rik ^a   Race, Digby ^b   Dahal, Ganga Ram ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)   (United States)

Author keywords

Community forestry; Livelihoods; Multiple outcomes; Poverty and equity; REDD+

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924913097     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.444     Document Type: Article

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