Restoring the human capacity for conserving biodiversity: a social–ecological approach

Sustainability Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 699-706

  Martín López, Berta ^a   Montes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Institutions; Local ecological knowledge; Social ecological systems; Sustainability science; Value pluralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942837513     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-014-0283-3     Document Type: Article

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