'People are living in the park'. Linking biodiversity conservation to community development in the Middle East region: A case study from the Saint Katherine Protectorate, Southern Sinai

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Grainger, J ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Community guards; Integrated management planning; Participatory management; Protected areas; Sustainable tourism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOTOURISM; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EGYPT;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 0037400588     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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