The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: The case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin

The Agoua Forest in Benin was declared a protected area in 1953 and subsequently managed by means of a coercion system, which, however, did not prevent its deforestation. In 2002, a participatory management process was designed to restore this forest. Although the project managers and local communit...

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Main Authors: Latifou Idrissou, Noelle Aarts, Annemarie van Paassen, Cees Leeuwis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
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Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2011;volume=9;issue=2;spage=119;epage=131;aulast=Idrissou