Harnessing butterfly biodiversity for improving livelihoods and forest conservation: The Kipepeo Project

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-98

  Gordon, Ian ^a   Ayiemba, Washington ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arabuko Sokoke forest; Benefit sharing; Butterfly farming; Forest adjacent communities; Income generation; Nontimber forest products

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION;

KENYA;

OTUS IRENEAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0037345617     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496502250439     Document Type: Article

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