A typology of benefit sharing arrangements for the governance of social-ecological systems in developing countries

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nkhata, Bimo Abraham ^a   Mosimane, Alfons ^b   Downsborough, Linda ^a   Breen, Charles ^b   Roux, Dirk J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benefit sharing; Developing countries; Ecosystem services; Governance; Social ecological systems; Typology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; SUSTAINABILITY; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 84860902887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04662-170117     Document Type: Article

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