Attitudes of local communities towards conservation of mangrove forests: A case study from the east coast of India

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 188-196

  Badola, Ruchi ^a   Barthwal, Shivani ^a   Hussain, Syed Ainul ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Conservation conflicts; Local communities; Mangrove forests; Perceptions; Protected area

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST RESOURCE; INCOME; MANGROVE; NATURAL HAZARD; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BHITARKANIKA; INDIA; ORISSA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84655162716     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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