Trees for life: The ecosystem service contribution of trees to food production and livelihoods in the tropics

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 62-71

  Reed, James ^a,b   van Vianen, Josh ^a   Foli, Samson ^a   Clendenning, Jessica ^a   Yang, Kevin ^c   MacDonald, Margaret ^a   Petrokofsky, Gillian ^d   Padoch, Christine ^a   Sunderland, Terry ^a,e  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Ecosystem services; Food production; Food security; Forests; Livelihood security

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; TROPICS;

AGROFORESTRY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FORESTS; LIVELIHOOD SECURITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD; FORESTS; TREES; TROPICS;

EID: 85010520736     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.01.012     Document Type: Article

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