Participatory selection of tree species for agroforestry on sloping land in North Korea

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 318-327

  He, Jun ^a,b   Ho, Myong Hyok ^c,d   Xu, Jianchu ^b,d  

^a YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (China)

^c Institute of Land Use Planning Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection   (North Korea)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Agroforestry tree species; Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea; participatory species selection; sloping land management; user groups

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; AGROFORESTRY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EROSION CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT PRODUCTION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VALUATION;

NORTH HWANGHAE; NORTH KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

CASTANEA CRENATA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 84954237312     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00046.1     Document Type: Article

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