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Early Detection of Tropical Forest Degradation: an IFRI* Pilot Study in Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

C. Dustin Becker ,
Abwoli Y. Banana  and
William Gombya-Ssembajjwe
C. Dustin Becker
Affiliation:
IFRI*, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA
Abwoli Y. Banana
Affiliation:
IFRI-Uganda, Department of Forestry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
William Gombya-Ssembajjwe
Affiliation:
IFRI-Uganda, Department of Forestry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Early detection of forest degradation may help to compensate for the time-lag that often exists between recognition of poor stewardship and the policy-changes required to mitigate such negative impacts. We report here on an International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) pilot study in Uganda.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , Spring 1995 , pp. 31 - 38
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1995

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