Creation of Malaysia’s Royal Belum State Park: A Case Study of Conservation in a Developing Country

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-81

  Schwabe, Kurt A ^a   Carson, Richard T ^b   DeShazo, J R ^c   Potts, Matthew D ^d   Reese, Ashley N ^b   Vincent, Jeffrey R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biodiversity conservation; Malaysia; poaching; protected area; tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDOWNER; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RAINFOREST;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84922666311     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496514551173     Document Type: Article

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