An overview of international wildlife trade from Southeast Asia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1101-1114

  Nijman, Vincent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; CITES; Conservation; Sustainable livelihoods; Trade regulations

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLICY MAKING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; AVES; HIPPOCAMPINAE; MAMMALIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77952094023     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9758-4     Document Type: Article

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