Religious following in biodiversity hotspots: Challenges and opportunities for conservation and development

Conservation Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-240

  Bhagwat, Shonil A ^a,b   Dudley, Nigel ^c   Harrop, Stuart R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c EQUILIBRIUM RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity hotspots; Economic development; Ethical values; Poverty alleviation; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053213543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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