The role of afforestation programme in combating desertification in Nigeria

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-47

  Idris Medugu, Nasiru ^a   Rafee Majid, M ^a   Johar, Foziah ^a   Choji, I D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Deserts; Forestry; Land reclamation; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986066963     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568691011020247     Document Type: Review

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