Local perceptions of Tibetan village sacred forests in northwest Yunnan

Biological Conservation

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 303-310

  Allendorf, Teri D ^a   Brandt, Jodi S ^b   Yang, Jian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Sacred areas; Sacred forests; Tibetan; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL TRADITION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VILLAGE; YOUNG POPULATION;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84890832902     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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