Farmer attitudes towards conservation in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-156

  Wang, Sonam Wangyel ^a   Lassoie, James P ^b   Curtis, Paul D ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Bhutan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Conservation policy; Farmer attitudes; Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park; Park management; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSERVATION POLICY; JIGME SINGYE WANGCHUCK NATIONAL PARK; PARK MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

FORESTRY;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CROP DAMAGE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOREST PRODUCT; LAND USE CONFLICT; LIVESTOCK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY STRATEGY; RESOURCE USE; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BHUTAN; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MONEY; NATIONAL PARK; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; PREDATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; READING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WILDLIFE;

CONSERVATION; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

ASIA; BHUTAN; EURASIA; JIGME SINGYE WANGCHUCK NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747839701     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892906002931     Document Type: Article

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