Compensating human-wildlife conflict in protected area communities: Ground-Level perspectives from Uttarakhand, India

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-729

  Ogra, Monica ^a   Badola, Ruchi ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Compensation; Human wildlife conflict (HWC); India; Participation; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 55149111853     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-008-9189-y     Document Type: Article

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