Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Governance of river basin: Gender dimension in framing issues at the local community level

Agro, P. P.
  • Agro, P. P.
  • Department of Environmental Sciences, Cultural Geography Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
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Agyeman, Y. B.
  • Agyeman, Y. B.
  • Department of Ecotourism, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, UENR, Sunyani, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 24 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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