Toward successful implementation of conservation research: A case study from Vietnam.
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SUBMITTER: Do Thi H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6072641 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
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Toward successful implementation of conservation research: A case study from Vietnam.
Do Thi Huong H Krott Max M Böcher Michael M Juerges Nataly N
Ambio 20171220 5
A number of different approaches have been used to explain the successes and failures of biodiversity conservation strategies in developing countries. However, to date, little attention has been paid toward assessing the influence of knowledge transfer between science, policy, and conservation practices in the implementation of these strategies. Vietnam's Pu Luong Cuc Phuong Conservation Area is a globally important ecosystem, situated within a limestone landscape and inhabited by hundreds of lo ...[more]
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