A local counter-narrative on the conservation of mountain gorillas

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-265

  Tumusiime, David Mwesigye ^a   Svarstad, Hanne ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

conservation; discourse; mountain gorilla; narrative; protected area; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HABITAT; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOURISM;

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI;

EID: 84856608978     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2011.610000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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