Conclusions and a way forwardn

Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia: Balancing Improved Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Land Protection

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 431-448

  Leake, John E ^a  

^a Institute for International Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Decision making; East Africa; Ecosystems; Institutional governance; Integration; Landscape approach; LFA; Mobility; Offtake; Panarchy; Pastoral; Resilience biophysical; Risk management; Social; Stakeholders; Stewardship; Symbiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956571428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5367-9_18     Document Type: Chapter

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