Rules of benefit distribution: A dynamic impact on Nepalese community forestry organizations

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 177-197

  Yadav, Bhagwan Dutta ^a   Bigsby, Hugh ^b   MacDonald, Ian ^b  

^a SFD   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community forestry; decision making; disadvantaged and poor; distribution rules; elite; forest products; forestry organizations

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TIMBER;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DISADVANTAGED AND POOR; DISTRIBUTION RULE; ELITE; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY ORGANIZATIONS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT;

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BAGLUNG; DHAULAGIRI; NEPAL;

EID: 85011319491     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2016.1275700     Document Type: Article

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