Global biodiversity conservation and the alleviation of poverty

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-92

  Turner, Will R ^a   Brandon, Katrina ^a   Brooks, Thomas M ^b   Gascon, Claude ^e   Gibbs, Holly K ^c   Lawrence, Keith S ^d   Mittermeier, Russell A ^d   Selig, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^b NATURESERVE   (United States)

^c National Fish and Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e University of Wisconsin Madison ^*

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation priorities; Ecosystem service flows; Natural capital; Poverty alleviation; Valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856142476     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.1.13     Document Type: Article

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