CAPitalising on conservation knowledge: Using Conservation Action Planning, Healthy Country Planning and the Open Standards in Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 176-189

  Carr, Ben ^a   Fitzsimons, James ^b   Holland, Natalie ^a   Berkinshaw, Todd ^a   Bradby, Keith ^a   Cowell, Stuart ^c   Deegan, Paula ^a   Koch, Paul ^a   Looker, Michael ^d   Varcoe, Tony ^a   Walsh, Philippa ^e   Weisenberger, Frank ^a  

^a Deakin University ^*

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Nature Conservancy's New Zealand Program ^*  (Australia)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e Bush Heritage Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation Action Planning; conservation planning; Healthy Country Planning; participatory conservation; targets; threats

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85020531245     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12267     Document Type: Article

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