Convention on Biological Diversity: A review of national challenges and opportunities for implementation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3295-3316

  Chandra, Alvin ^a   Idrisova, Anastasiya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Capacity; Conservation; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Implementation; Mainstreaming; Third National Reports (TNRs)

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; BIODIVERSITY; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC POLICY; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL STRATEGY; PLANNING LEGISLATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 81555205768     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0141-x     Document Type: Review

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