Planning for forest use and conservation: guidelines for improvement.

Forestry Economics and Policy Division

Planning for forest use and conservation: guidelines for improvement.

Year of publication 1996

Author Forestry Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

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Language English

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