Factors shaping local people’s perception of ecosystem services in the Atacora Chain of Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot in northern Benin

Factors shaping local people’s perception of ecosystem services in the Atacora Chain of Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot in northern Benin

Abstract Background Atacora Chain of Mountains (ACM) is the Benin part of a range of mountains lying from Benin to Ghana through Togo. It provides goods and services to people and is dominated by rural communities with heavy reliance on natural resources. The ACM may be threatened by the increasing...

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Main Authors: Fidèle Tchossi Moutouama, Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou, Boateng Kyereh, Winston Adam Asante, Armand K. Natta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Mountains
Ecosystem services
Perception
Atacora Chain of Mountains
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-019-0317-0

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