Dynamics and underlying causes of illegal bushmeat trade in Zimbabwe

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Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-95

  Lindsey, P A ^a,b   Romanach S S ^c   Matema, S ^d   Matema, C ^d   Mupamhadzi, I ^b   Muvengwi, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^c The Conservation Fund   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^e BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; game ranching; land reform; private land; Sav Valley Conservancy; snaring; trade; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BUSHMEAT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HUNTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POVERTY; PRIVATE LAND; PROTEIN; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 79952978634     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605310001274     Document Type: Article

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