Social reform and a growing crisis for southern Myanmar's unique forests

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1485-1488

  Donald, Paul F ^a   Round, Philip D ^b   Dai We Aung, Thiri ^c   Grindley, Mark ^d   Steinmetz, Rob ^e   Shwe, Nay Myo ^f   Buchanan, Graeme M ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association   (Myanmar)

^d FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^e WWF Thailand   (Thailand)

^f Friends of Wildlife   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

MYANMAR;

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; MYANMAR; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS;

COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOCRACY; FORESTS; MYANMAR; POLITICS;

EID: 84941880992     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12501     Document Type: Article

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