Land Use and Biodiversity in Unprotected Landscapes: The Case of Noncultivated Plant Use and Management by Rural Communities in Benin and Togo

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1221-1240

  Rodenburg, Jonne ^a   Both, Judith ^b   Heitkönig, Ignas M A ^b   van Koppen, C S A ^b   Sinsin, Brice ^c   van Mele, Paul ^d   Kiepe, Paul ^a  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d Agro Insight   (Belgium)

Author keywords

community conservation; inland valleys; landscape planning; local knowledge; natural resource management; plant biodiversity; rural areas; sustainable land use; weeds; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; PERCEPTION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; TOGO;

EID: 84867525736     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2012.674628     Document Type: Article

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