Assessing the evidence for stakeholder engagement in biodiversity conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 209, Issue , 2017, Pages 159-171

  Sterling, Eleanor J ^a   Betley, Erin ^a   Sigouin, Amanda ^a   Gomez, Andres ^b   Toomey, Anne ^c   Cullman, Georgina ^a   Malone, Cynthia ^a   Pekor, Adam ^d   Arengo, Felicity ^a   Blair, Mary ^a   Filardi, Chris ^e   Landrigan, Kimberley ^a   Porzecanski, Ana Luz ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Social Marketing Group   (United States)

^c PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Evidence based; Evidence informed; Participatory methods; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURAL RESOURCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 85013230558     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.02.008     Document Type: Review

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