Instrumental learning and sustainability indicators: Outputs from co-construction experiments in West African biosphere reserves

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Levrel, Harold ^a   Bouamrane, Meriem ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b MAB UNESCO ^*

Author keywords

Biosphere reserves; Instrumental learning; Integrated natural resource management; Interaction indicators; Local knowledge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSPHERE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEARNING; NATURE RESERVE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; UNESCO; UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 50149092281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02218-130128     Document Type: Article

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