Of warriors, poachers and peacekeepers: Protecting wildlife after conflict

Cooperation and Conflict

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 502-521

  Rotshuizen, Saskia ^a   Smith, M L R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa (sub Sahara); development; militarisation; peace building; poaching; wildlife

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888219775     PISSN: 00108367     EISSN: 14603691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010836713487277     Document Type: Article

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