Protected areas for conservation and poverty alleviation: Experiences from Madagascar

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1289-1294

  Gardner, Charlie J ^a,b   Nicoll, Martin E ^a   Mbohoahy, Tsibara ^c   Oleson, Kirsten L L ^d   Ratsifandrihamanana, Anitry N ^a   Ratsirarson, Joelisoa ^e   René de Roland, Lily Arison ^f   Virah Sawmy, Malika ^a   Zafindrasilivonona, Bienvenue ^d   Davies, Zoe G ^b  

^a WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

^d BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^f Peregrine Fund   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Alternative livelihoods; Applied research; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Governance; Management; Poverty reduction; Research practitioner divide; Sustainable resource use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROTECTED AREA; RESOURCE USE;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84887616912     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12164     Document Type: Article

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