The complex links between governance and biodiversity

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1358-1366

  Barrett, Christopher B ^a   Gibson, Clark C ^b   Hoffman, Barak ^b   McCubbins, Mathew D ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation policy; Corruption; Elephants; Environmental policy; Forests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESOURCE USE;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CRIME; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRIME; ELEPHANTS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREES;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 33748939930     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00521.x     Document Type: Review

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