Economic commodity or environmental crisis? An interdisciplinary approach to analysing the bushmeat trade in central and west Africa

Area

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 390-402

  Bowen Jones, E ^a   Brown, D ^b   Robinson, E J Z ^c  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bushmeat; Economic commodity chain approach; Livelihoods; West and central Africa; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUSHMEAT; COMMODITY; HUNTING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0346907284     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-0894.2003.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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