Sustainability of community-based conservation: Sea turtle egg harvesting in Ostional (Costa Rica) ten years later

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-131

  Campbell, Lisa M ^a   Haalboom, Bethany J ^a   Trow, Jennie ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EcoCircuitos SA   (Panama)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Costa Rica; Economic incentives; Participation; Sea turtles; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES; COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION (CBC); SEA TURTLES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC IMPACT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COSTA RICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

CHELONIIDAE;

EID: 34447546585     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907003840     Document Type: Article

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