Socio-economic differentiation in the trade of wildlife species for traditional medicines in the Lowveld, South Africa: Implications for resource management initiatives

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-297

  Botha, Jenny ^a   Witkowski, T F ^a   Shackleton, Charlie M ^b   Fairbanks, H K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community Based Conservation programmes (CBC programmes); Kruger National Park; Medicinal trade; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NATIONAL PARK; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8744284482     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500409469832     Document Type: Article

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