Storytelling as a medium for balanced dialogue on conservation in Cameroon

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-54

  De Groot, Wouter T ^a,b   Zwaal, Natascha ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WWF Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Co management; Community; Conservation; Entertainment education; Narratology; Natural resources; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

CAMEROON; NARRATOLOGY; STORYTELLING;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PERSONNEL;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; EXTINCTION RISK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STORYTELLING;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447515743     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907003682     Document Type: Article

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