Socio-economic factors influencing land-use and land-cover changes in the miombo woodlands of the Copperbelt province in Zambia

The African Forest Forum, South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) and the University of Pretoria for funding the first author. The National Science and Technology Council, through Zambia-Mozambique bilateral Agreement has also funded fieldwork.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Forest Policy and Economics

• Publication date

  2019-03-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FORPOL.2018.10.010
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