An African account of ecosystem service provision: Use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-81

  Egoh, Benis N ^a   O'Farrell, Patrick J ^b   Charef, Aymen ^a   Josephine Gurney, Leigh ^a   Koellner, Thomas ^c   Nibam Abi, Henry ^d   Egoh, Mody ^e   Willemen, Louise ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d Co operative For Research and Education ^*  (Italy)

^e NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Biodiversity; CBNRM; Developing countries; Land grabbing; Natural resources; PES; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870554776     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.09.004     Document Type: Review

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