Biodiversity conservation discourses. A case study on scientists and government authorities in Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Land Use Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Durand, Leticia ^a   Vázquez, Luis Bernardo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserves; Conservation; Environmental discourses; Mexico; Social participation; Tropical dry forests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRY FOREST; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION; NATURE RESERVE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MORELOS; SIERRA DE HUAUTLA BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

EID: 77956757128     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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