Exploring the implications of social inequalities in community forestry: Emerging lessons from two forests in Indonesia

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 211-228

  Race, Digby ^a   Sumirat, Bugi ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Forestry Research and Development Agency   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Community; Community forestry; Indonesia; Social capital; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION;

COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; INDONESIA; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES;

TIMBER;

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY POLICY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84936773485     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2015.070233     Document Type: Article

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