Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Mesoamerica: Environmental and developmental perspectives

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-138

  Aguilar Støen, Mariel ^a   Dhillion, Shivcharn S ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Implementation; Inventory; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INVENTORY;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BELIZE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST; GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; LAND USE; MAMMAL; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PLANT; REPTILE;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0042157280     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000110     Document Type: Article

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