Landscape scenarios visualized by Baka and Aka Pygmies in the Congo Basin

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 279-291

  Boedhihartono, Agni Klintuni ^a   Endamana, Dominique ^b   Ruiz Perez, Manuel ^c   Sayer, Jeffrey ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baka and Aka Pygmies; Congo Basin forests; forest dwelling peoples; landscape scenarios; visualization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC MINORITY; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CONGO BASIN;

EID: 84930932470     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2015.1039094     Document Type: Article

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