Protected areas: mixed success in conserving East Africa's evergreen forests.

Protected areas: mixed success in conserving East Africa's evergreen forests.

In East Africa, human population growth and demands for natural resources cause forest loss contributing to increased carbon emissions and reduced biodiversity. Protected Areas (PAs) are intended to conserve habitats and species. Variability in PA effectiveness and 'leakage' (here defined...

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Main Authors: Marion Pfeifer, Neil D Burgess, Ruth D Swetnam, Philip J Platts, Simon Willcock, Robert Marchant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387152?pdf=render

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