Complex contexts and dynamic drivers: Understanding four decades of forest loss and recovery in an East African protected area

Biological Conservation

Volumn 159, Issue , 2013, Pages 257-268

  Sassen, Marieke ^a   Sheil, Douglas ^b,c,d   Giller, Ken E ^a   ter Braak, Cajo J F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation ITFC   (Uganda)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coffee; Conservation management; Forest cover change; Local livelihoods; Mt Elgon; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CENSUS; COFFEE; COMMODITY PRICE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; HABITAT LOSS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

MOUNT ELGON; UGANDA;

EID: 84872770197     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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