Regional Conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi Region: The Impact of Transfrontier Collaboration Through the Experiences of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 189-204

  Rainer, Helga ^a   Asuma, Stephen ^a   Gray, Maryke ^a   Kalpers, Jose ^a   Kayitare, Anecto ^a   Rutagarama, Eugene ^a   Sivha, Mbake ^a   Lanjouw, Annette ^a  

^a NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Democratic Republic of Congo; International Gorilla Conservation Programme; Mgahinga Gorilla National Park; Mountain gorilla; Parc National des Virunga; Parc National des Volcans; Regional conservation framework; Rwanda; Transboundary protected area; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; COSTS; PROTECTION;

TRANSBOUNDARY-PROTECTED AREA;

FORESTRY;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; RWANDA; UGANDA;

GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI;

EID: 0037287666     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v17n01_11     Document Type: Article

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