The new conservation debate: The view from practical ethics

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 948-957

  Miller, Thaddeus R ^a   Minteer, Ben A ^b   Malan, Leon C ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological ethics; Nature protectionists; Protected areas; Social conservationists; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONVERGENCE; ETHICS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 79951814059     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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