Forest ecosystem services derived by smallholder farmers in northwestern Madagascar: Storm hazard mitigation and participation in forest management

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 72-82

  Dave, Radhika ^a   Tompkins, Emma L ^a   Schreckenberg, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community forest management: forest policy; Forest ecosystem benefits; Livelihood benefits; Madagascar; Storm hazard reduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HAZARDS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; STORMS;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST POLICY; LIVELIHOOD BENEFITS; MADAGASCAR; STORM HAZARDS;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

EID: 84994716160     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.09.002     Document Type: Article

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