Empowering women facilitates conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1035-1036

  Sodhi, Navjot S ^a   Davidar, Priya ^b   Rao, Madhu ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

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EID: 77951024369     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.02.014     Document Type: Editorial

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