Political incentives for biodiversity conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 310-317

  Chhatre, Ashwini ^a   Saberwal, Vasant ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moving Images   (India)

^c FORD FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community participation; Conservation policy; Electoral politics; Himalayas; Hydroelectric projects; India; South Asia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL PARK; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 16344373423     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Review

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