Investing in natural capital and economic development: South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Blignaut, James ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Aronson, James ^b,c,g,h   Mander, Myles ⁱ   Marais, Christo ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b RNC Alliance   (South Africa)

^c JAINSA Investments   (South Africa)

^d Jabenzi   (South Africa)

^e Beatus   (South Africa)

^f ASSET Research   (South Africa)

^g CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^h MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

ⁱ Futureworks   (South Africa)

^j DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

Drakensberg Mountains; Global conventions; Payment for ecosystem services; Restoring natural capital; South Africa; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649180520     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.26.2.143     Document Type: Review

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