A comparison of scenarios for rural development planning and conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Biological Conservation

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-149

  Nackoney, Janet ^a   Williams, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Congo basin; Conservation planning; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Land use planning; Marxan

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 84878940324     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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