The challenge of integrated rangeland monitoring: Synthesis address

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Western, David ^a  

^a AFRICAN CONSERVATION CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Complex; Environmental governance; Human impacts; Multi scale; Socio ecological

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444302957     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110409485844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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