A socio-ecological assessment aiming at improved forest resource management and sustainable ecotourism development in the mangroves of Tanbi Wetland National Park, the Gambia, West Africa

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-526

  Satyanarayana, Behara ^a,b,c   Bhanderi, Preetika ^b,d   Debry, Mélanie ^b   Maniatis, Danae ^b,e   Foré, Franka ^b   Badgie, Dawda ^f   Jammeh, Kawsu ^g   Vanwing, Tom ^b   Farcy, Christine ^h   Koedam, Nico ^b   Dahdouh Guebas, Farid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^d AFRICAN CONSERVATION CENTRE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f National Environment Agency (NEA)   (Gambia)

^g Department of Parks and Wildlife Management ^*  (Gambia)

^h UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mangroves; Participatory methods; Resource utilization; Socio ecology; Tanbi Wetland National Park; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FOREST RESOURCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MANGROVE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GAMBIA; TANBI NATIONAL PARK;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA GASAR; OSTREIDAE; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAMBIA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TRAVEL; TREE; WETLAND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMBIA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TRAVEL; TREES; WETLANDS;

EID: 84865816399     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0248-7     Document Type: Article

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