Ecosystem services and sacred natural sites: Reconciling material and non-material values in nature conservation

Environmental Values

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-427

  Bhagwat, Shonil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Elements; Nature; Sacred sites

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; RELIGION; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 77149177338     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327109X12532653285731     Document Type: Article

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