The intersections of biological diversity and cultural diversity: Towards integration

Conservation and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-112

  Pretty, Jules ^a   Adams, Bill ^b   Berkes, Fikret ^c   De Athayde, Simone Ferreira ^d   Dudley, Nigel ^e   Hunn, Eugene ^f   Maffi, Luisa ^g   Milton, Kay ^h   Rapport, David ^e   Robbins, Paul ⁱ   Sterling, Eleanor ^j   Stolton, Sue ^k   Tsing, Anna ^l   Vintinner, Erin ^k   Pilgrim, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Equilibrium   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g EcoHealth Consulting ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ EcoHealth Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^k DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

biodiversity; Conservation; Cultural diversity; Culture; Nature; Policy; Sub disciplines

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957298677     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.58642     Document Type: Article

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