Transformative knowledge transfer through empowering and paying community researchers

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-577

  Garnett, Stephen T ^a   Crowley, Gabriel M ^a,b   Hunter Xenie, Hmalan ^a   Kozanayi, Witness ^c,d   Sithole, Bevlyne ^a   Palmer, Carol ^e   Southgate, Richard ^a   Zander, Kerstin K ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wildl Commn of the N Terr   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources   (Zimbabwe)

^e Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity; Community; Empowerment; Knowledge; Research; Transfer; Transformative

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; TRADE-OFF; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70249145466     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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