What does IUCN species action planning contribute to the conservation process?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Fuller, Richard A ^a,e   McGowan, Philip J K ^a   Carroll, John P ^b   Dekker, René W R J ^c   Garson, Peter J ^d  

^a World Pheasant Association   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation policy; Galliformes; IUCN; Species action plans

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0037598600     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00331-2     Document Type: Article

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