Sustainable use and incentive-driven conservation: Realigning human and conservation interests

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Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-226

  Hutton, Jon M ^a,c,d   Leader Williams, Nigel ^b  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Fauna and Flora International ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d IUCN/SSC Sustainable Use Specialist Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Ecosystem services; Incentive driven conservation; Incentives; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INCENTIVE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8444234017     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000395     Document Type: Article

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