Reforesting the grasslands of Papua New Guinea: The importance of a family-based approach

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 56, Issue , 2017, Pages 124-131

  Baynes, Jack ^a   Herbohn, John ^a   Unsworth, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b New Britain Palm Oil Limited   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Bonding social capital; Bridging social capital; Clan conflict; Collective action; Customary land tenure; Forest landscape restoration

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GOVERNMENT; GRASSLAND; LAND TENURE; LAND USE CONFLICT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; REFORESTATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 85030124146     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.09.012     Document Type: Article

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