Less government intervention in biodiversity management: Risks and opportunities

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1095-1100

  Young, Juliette C ^a   Butler, James R A ^b   Jordan, Andrew ^c   Watt, Allan D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Society; Biodiversity; Conflict management; Governance; Moray Firth; Participation; Seal salmon conflict; Stakeholder involvement

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PINNIPED; RISK FACTOR; SALMONID; STAKEHOLDER;

MORAY FIRTH; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84155176593     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0243-0     Document Type: Article

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