The political ecology of participatory conservation: Institutions and discourse

Journal of Political Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 164-182

  Patrick Bixler, R ^a   Dell'Angelo, Jampel ^b,c   Mfune, Orleans ^d   Roba, Hassan ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^e INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Discourse; Environmental governance; Participatory governance; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936878111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10730451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/v22i1.21083     Document Type: Article

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