Making conservation research more relevant for conservation practitioners

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-168

  Laurance, William F ^a   Koster, Harko ^b   Grooten, Monique ^b   Anderson, Anthony B ^c   Zuidema, Pieter A ^d   Zwick, Steve ^e   Zagt, Roderick J ^f   Lynam, Antony J ^g   Linkie, Matthew ^h   Anten, Niels P R ^d,i  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Brazil   (Brazil)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e The Ecosystem Marketplace   (United States)

^f Tropenbos International   (Netherlands)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^h FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applied ecology; Biopolitics; Conservation biology; Conservation research; Environmental activism; Environmental organizations; Environmental policy; Multidisciplinary research

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICS; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84862739922     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.012     Document Type: Review

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