An Agenda for Conservation Research and Its Application, with A Case-study from Amazonian Ecuador

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 39-43

  Pearman, Peter B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LAND-USE CONFLICT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; NATIONAL PARK; PARK ESTABLISHMENT;

ECUADOR, NAPO PROVINCE, UPPER NAPO RIVER;

EID: 0028989805     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892900034056     Document Type: Article

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