Development of a compendium of local, wild-harvested species used in the informal economy trade, Cape Town, South Africa

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Petersen, L M ^a,b   Moll, E J ^c   Collins, R ^a   Hockings, Marc T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cape Town; Cash based economy; Compendium; Conservation; Illicit harvesting; Informal economy; South Africa; Urbanization; Wild harvest trade; Wild harvesting

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HARVESTING; INFORMAL SECTOR; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SUBSISTENCE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864425620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04537-170226     Document Type: Article

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