A comparative study of two community-based conservation models in Nepal

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2407-2426

  Baral, Nabin ^a   Stern, Marc J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annapurna; Community forests; Community based conservation; Management effectiveness; Nepal; Park governance; Protected areas management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FIELDWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIONAL PARK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

EID: 80052529626     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-9993-3     Document Type: Article

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