Increasing conservation management action by involving local people in natural resource monitoring

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 566-570

  Danielsen, Finn ^a   Mendoza, Marlynn M ^b   Tagtag, Anson ^b   Alviola, Phillip A ^c   Balete, Danilo S ^d   Jensen, Arne E ^a   Enghoff, Martin ^a   Poulsen, Michael K ^a  

^a Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology   (Denmark)

^b Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^d Laksambuhay Conservation Inc   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MONITORING; NATIONAL PARK; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 37349080873     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[566:ICMABI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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37. Acknowledgments: We are very grateful to A. Balmford, N. Burgess, J. Fjeldså, M. Funder, C. Rahbek, T. Whitten, and M. Zint for comments on the manuscript; L. Anova, T. Blastique, N. Corpuz, M. Lim, V. Palaganas, W.S. Pollisco, and P. de los Reyes for help during data collection; an H. Hübertz, B. Kristensen, and B. Rubæk for other valuable assistance. We are also indebted to Danida (104.GEF.2 and 104.Dan.8 1203) and the Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for funding and to the World Bank for administrating the work.
38. First submitted 20 December 2005. Accepted for publication 18 December 2006.