Introduction: The politics of engagement between biodiversity conservation and the social sciences

Conservation and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-21

  Büscher, Bram ^a,b   Wolmer, William ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Engagement; Politics; Social science; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064610299     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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