Managing leftovers: Does community forestry increase secure and equitable access to valuable resources for the rural poor?

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-55

  Anderson, Jon ^a   Mehta, Shreya ^a   Epelu, Edna ^a   Cohen, Brian ^a  

^a Engility IRG   (United States)

Author keywords

Community forestry; Extraction; Formalization; High value forests; Participatory forest management; Transfer of rights

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXTRACTION; MOBILE SECURITY; TIMBER;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FORMALIZATION; HIGH VALUE FORESTS; MANAGEMENT COSTS; PRIMARY RESOURCES; SECONDARY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE LOCAL MANAGEMENT; TRANSFER OF RIGHTS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84938420445     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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