Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation: The case of Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.06.009
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Vulnerability; Adaptive capacity; Forest sector; Climate change; Adaptation; Cameroon;All these keywords.
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