Do protected areas and conservation incentives contribute to sustainable livelihoods? A case study of Bardia National Park, Nepal

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 988-999

  Thapa Karki, Shova ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Conservation incentives; Nepal; Protected areas; Social impact; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EXPLOITATION; NATURAL CAPITAL; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNICITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVESTOCK; MACHINE; NEPAL; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKSHOP;

BHERI; NEPAL; ROYAL BARDIA NATIONAL PARK;

ASIA; CONSERVATION INCENTIVES; NEPAL; PROTECTED AREAS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIVESTOCK; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84881001379     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.06.054     Document Type: Article

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