Rethinking the effectiveness of public protected areas in southwestern China

Conservation Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-328

  Xu, Jianchu ^a,b   Melick, David R ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b International Center for Integrated Mountain Development   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community conservation; Ecosystem services; Forest management; Indigenous knowledge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PROTECTED AREA;

CHINA; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; REVIEW;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33947535429     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00636.x     Document Type: Review

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