Why are some biodiversity policies implemented and others ignored? Lessons from the uptake of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by botanic gardens

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-187

  Williams, Sophie J ^a,b   Jones, Julia P G ^a   Clubbe, Colin ^b   Sharrock, Suzanne ^c   Gibbons, James M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c and Botanical Gardens   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; CBD; Conservation; Convention on biological diversity; GSPC; Implementation; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GARDEN; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 83555177279     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0174-1     Document Type: Article

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