Stakeholders and tropical reforestation: challenges, trade-offs, and strategies in dynamic environments

Biotropica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 900-914

  Lazos Chavero, Elena ^a   Zinda, John ^b   Bennett Curry, Aoife ^c   Balvanera, Patricia ^d   Bloomfield, Gillian ^e   Lindell, Catherine ^f   Negra, Christine ^g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^e Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^f CGCEO   (United States)

^g Versant Vision   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamela Cuitzmala reserve; environmental and social benefits; Mexico; reforestation trade offs; stakeholder dynamics; tropical reforestation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; REFORESTATION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL REGION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84995957120     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12391     Document Type: Article

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