Has biodiversity fallen off the development agenda? A case study of the UK Department for International Development

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Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-121

  Roe, Dilys ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid; Biodiversity; International development; Poverty; UK policy

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRIORITIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872130813     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312000543     Document Type: Review

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