Conservation education in Madagascar: Three case studies in the biologically diverse island-continent

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-406

  Dolins, Francine L ^a   Jolly, Alison ^b   Rasamimanana, Hantanirina ^c   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah ^d,e   Feistner, ANNA T C ^f   Ravoavy, Florent ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d Madagascar Wildlife Conservation ^*  (Madagascar)

^e DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Centre ValBio   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Community; Conservation; Education; Endemic species; Lemurs; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CURRICULUM; DEFORESTATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FAUNISTICS; FLORISTICS; HERBIVORE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PROSIMIAN; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; ORGANIZATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS;

MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77950135167     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20779     Document Type: Article

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