Breaking down fences: Recoupling social-ecological systems for biodiversity conservation in Namibia

Geoforum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-317

  Hoole, Arthur ^a   Berkes, Fikret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBNRM; Community based conservation; Conservancies; Etosha; Herero; Namibia; National parks; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; NAMIBIA;

EID: 76449102104     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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