Potential of Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Management of Forests under Co-Management with Local Forest Organisations in Mua-Livulezi Forest Reserve, Mtakataka, Malawi

International Forestry Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 340-354

  Senganimalunje, T C ^a,b   Chirwa, P W ^b   Babalola, F D ^b,c  

^a Malawi College of Forestry and Wildlife   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

co management; institutional arrangements; local forest organisations; Malawi; sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; FOREST RESOURCE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

MALAWI; MUA LIVULEZI FOREST RESERVE;

EID: 84941639702     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554815815982602     Document Type: Article

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