Digital technology and the conservation of nature

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 661-673

  Arts, Koen ^a,b   van der Wal, René ^c   Adams, William M ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Digital conservation; Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Innovation; Nature conservation; The Information Age

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84945303155     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0705-1     Document Type: Article

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