Failure to achieve 2010 biodiversity's target in developing countries: How can conservation help?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2435-2442

  Adenle, Ademola A ^a,b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Developing countries; Policy instrument; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HEALTH CARE; INNOVATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY APPROACH; PRIORITIZATION;

EID: 84865408987     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0325-z     Document Type: Review

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