Identifying the role of conservation biology for solving the environmental crisis

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 839-846

  Dalerum, Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Environmental policy; Social sciences; Sustainability; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION TREES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 84910129781     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0546-3     Document Type: Article

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