Conservation heroes versus environmental villains: Perceiving elephants in Caprivi, Namibia

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Moore, Lorraine Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based natural resource management; Elephant conservation; Ivory trade; Namibia; Sustainable utilization

Indexed keywords

CITES; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ELEPHANT; IVORY; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CAPRIVI; NAMIBIA;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 77249143881     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-009-9290-x     Document Type: Article

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