The political ecology of biodiversity, conservation and development in Nepal's Terai: Confused meanings, means and ends

Ecological Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-87

  Brown, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Nepal; Political ecology; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLITICAL ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NEPAL;

EID: 0031972827     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00587-9     Document Type: Article

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