The Political Economy of Conservation at Mount Elgon, Uganda: Between Local Deprivation, Regional Sustainability, and Global Public Goods

The Political Economy of Conservation at Mount Elgon, Uganda: Between Local Deprivation, Regional Sustainability, and Global Public Goods

This paper presents a case study from Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda, examining and deepening an understanding of direct incomes and costs of conservation for local people close to protected areas. In the early 1990s, collaborative arrangements were introduced to Mount Elgon National Park to impr...

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Main Authors: Paul Vedeld, Connor Cavanagh, Jon Geir Petursson, Charlotte Nakakaawa, Ricarda Moll, Espen Sjaastad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
Protected area policies
costs and incomes
poverty
Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2016;volume=14;issue=3;spage=183;epage=194;aulast=Vedeld

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