The role of customary institutions in the conservation of biodiversity: Sacred forests in Mozambique

Environmental Values

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 227-241

  Virtanen, Pekka ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Africa; Biodiversity; Conservation areas; Local institutions; Sacred forests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATURE CONSERVATION;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 0036297383     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327102129341073     Document Type: Article

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