The conceptual evolution and practice of community-based natural resource management in southern Africa: Past, present and future

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-295

  Child, Brian ^a   Barnes, Grenville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CBNRM; CBNRM evolution; CBNRM governance; CBNRM history; CBNRM lessons; southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CBNRM; CBNRM EVOLUTION; CBNRM GOVERNANCE; CBNRM HISTORY; CBNRM LESSONS; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 79951772574     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000512     Document Type: Article

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