Linking livelihoods and conservation: An examination of local residents' perceived linkages between conservation and livelihood benefits around Nepal's Chitwan National Park

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 727-738

  Nepal, Sanjay ^a   Spiteri, Arian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Alberta Tourism Parks Recreation and Culture   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chitwan National Park; Conservation; Incentive based programs; Linkage perceptions; Nepal; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK; INCENTIVE-BASED PROGRAMS; LINKAGE PERCEPTIONS; NEPAL; PROTECTED AREAS;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

PARKS;

NATURE CONSERVATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; NEPAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOURISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; NEPAL; TREES;

LUMBINI; NEPAL; ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 79959380149     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9631-6     Document Type: Article

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