Beyond parks and reserves: The ethics and politics of conservation with a case study from Perú

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 979-988

  Sarkar, Sahotra ^a   Montoya, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosphere reserves; Indigenous resource management; National parks; Normative ethics; Social ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ETHICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE RESERVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRADE-OFF;

PERU;

EID: 79951813235     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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