Protected area performance and tourism in Ghana

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-109

  Jachmann, Hugo ^a   Blanc, Julian ^a   Nateg, Cletus ^b   Balangtaa, Cletus ^b   Debrah, Edward ^b   Damma, Fuseini ^b   Atta Kusi, Eric ^b   Kipo, Alex ^b  

^a KIA Accra ^*  (Kenya)

^b Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

performance and adaptive management systems; poaching; protected areas; tourists

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOTOURISM; PARK MANAGEMENT; POACHING; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 80052764350     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.041.0112     Document Type: Article

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