Success factors in community based natural resources management in northern Botswana: Lessons from practice

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-212

  Thakadu, O T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Community based natural resources management; Community mobilization; Natural resources management

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY DATA SOURCES;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 28244499936     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2005.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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