Beyond nature appropriation: Towards post-development conservation in the maya forest

Conservation and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-174

  Martinez Reyes, Jose E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; political ecology; post development; Quintana Roo; Sian Ka an Biosphere Reserve; social movements; wildlife conservation; Zona Maya

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994805475     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.138417     Document Type: Article

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