A sea change on the African coast? Preliminary social and ecological outcomes of a governance transformation in Kenyan fisheries

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-139

  Cinner, Joshua E ^a   McClanahan, Tim R ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co management; Decentralization; Fisheries; Social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; FISHERY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MARINE PARK; PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

KENYA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84919617755     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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