The role of secret societies in the conservation of sacred forests in Sierra Leone

Bois et Forets des Tropiques

Volumn 65, Issue 310, 2011, Pages 43-55

  Martín Martín, Aurora ^a   Martínez De Anguita, Pablo ^a   Vicente Pérez, Juan ^a   Lanzana, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Sylvanus Koroma Campus   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation and management; Payment for ecosystem services; Sacred forest; Secret society; Sierra Leone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856817706     PISSN: 0006579X     EISSN: 17775760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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