The social distribution of provisioning forest ecosystem services: Evidence and insights from Odisha, India

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-66

  Lakerveld, Roan P ^a,b   Lele, S ^b   Crane, T A ^a,c   Fortuin, K P J ^a   Springate Baginski, O ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Cultural identity; Ecosystem services; Human well being; Political ecology; Social distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937866427     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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