Namibia's community-based natural resource management programme: An unrecognized payments for ecosystem services scheme

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-453

  Naidoo, Robin ^a   Weaver, L Chris ^b   De Longcamp, Marie ^a   Du Plessis, Pierre ^c  

^a WWF US   (United States)

^b WWF in Namibia   (Namibia)

^c CRIAA SA DC   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Africa; Biodiversity; Community; Conservation; Ecosystem services; Financial benefits; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 80755142866     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892911000476     Document Type: Article

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