Local responses to participatory conservation in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-362

  Khadka, Damodar ^a   Nepal, Sanjay K ^b  

^a Texas A and M University ^*  (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annapurna Conservation Area; Biodiversity conservation; Community development; Distant villages; Local participation; Nepal; Tourist villages

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DISTANT VILLAGES; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEPAL; TOURIST VILLAGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE CONSERVATION; VILLAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NEPAL; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77951900246     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9405-6     Document Type: Article

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