Reflections on the relationships between communities and conservation areas of South Africa: The case of five South African national parks

Koedoe

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-102

  Simelane, T S ^a,b   Kerley, Graham I H ^b   Knight, M H ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community based conservation; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATIONAL PARK; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROTECTED AREA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUUS ZEBRA;

EID: 34248645432     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v49i2.121     Document Type: Article

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