Evaluating combinations of on-and off-reserve conservation strategies for the Agulhas Plain, South Africa: A financial perspective

Biological Conservation

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 253-273

  Pence, Genevieve Q K ^a,c   Botha, Mark A ^b   Turpie, Jane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Botanical Society of South Africa   (South Africa)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Incentives; Off reserve conservation; Protected area network

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GIS; INCENTIVE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROPERTY RIGHTS; PROTECTED AREA;

AGULHAS PLAIN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0038738303     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00413-5     Document Type: Article

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