Social and environmental impacts of forest management certification in Indonesia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Miteva, Daniela A ^a   Loucks, Colby J ^b   Pattanayak, Subhrendu K ^c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LOGGING; MALNUTRITION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; FOREST; FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; INDONESIA;

EID: 84938943782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129675     Document Type: Article

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