Effectiveness of locally run conservation initiatives in north-east Peru

ORYX

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-247

  Shanee, Noga ^a   Shanee, Sam ^a   Horwich, Robert H ^b  

^a Neotropical Primate Conservation   (United Kingdom)

^b Community Conservation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Campesino; Community conservation; Landscape conservation; Local initiatives; Peru; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926406714     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605313001002     Document Type: Article

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