Community perceptions of four protected areas in the Northern portion of the Cerrado hotspot, Brazil

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Ferreira, Mariana Napolitano E ^a   Freire, Natália Costa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Community perceptions; Hotspot; People park interactions; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; BRAZILIAN CERRADO; BUFFER ZONES; CERRADO; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; HOT SPOT; HUMAN IMPACT; LOCAL COMMUNITY; LOCAL RESIDENTS; LOCAL SUPPORT; LONG TERM; PARTICIPATORY PROCESS; PEOPLE-PARK INTERACTIONS; PROTECTED AREAS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; PARKS; PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BUFFER ZONE; CERRADO; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOT SPOT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77951621532     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909990166     Document Type: Article

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