Devising appropriate policies and instruments in support of private conservation areas: Lessons learned from the klein Karoo, South Africa;Diseño de políticas e instrumentos adecuados como soporte para las áreas de conservación privadas: Lecciones aprendidas de los klein Karoo, África del sur

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 470-478

  Pasquini, Lorena ^a,b,c   Cowling, Richard M ^b   Twyman, Chasca ^a   Wainwright, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Working on Fire Advocacy   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Conservation policy; Incentives; Private conservation areas; Private lands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; INCENTIVE; LANDOWNER; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE LAND; PROTECTED AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOUTH AFRICA;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MOTIVATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC POLICY; SOUTH AFRICA;

KAROO; LITTLE KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77954166213     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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