Journal of Environment and Development
SSCI-ISI SCOPUS (1992-2025)
1552-5465
1070-4965
Mỹ
Cơ quản chủ quản: SAGE Publications Inc.
Lĩnh vực:
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentDevelopmentManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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Profiling Local-Level Outcomes of Environmental Decentralizations: The Case of Cameroon’s Forests in the Congo Basin
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Since the mid-1990s, Cameroon has launched a process of decentralization of the
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Payment for Environmental Services in the Amazon Forest: How Can Conservation and Development Be Reconciled?
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Two payment for environmental services programs in the Amazon, namely, Noel
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Political Deadlock and Devolved Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe
Tập 15 Số 4 - Trang 407-427 - 2006
Since February 2000, Zimbabwe has been experiencing an unparalleled period of
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A Comparative Study of Dam-Resistance Campaigns and Environmental Policy in Brazil
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This article examines the participation of Brazilian communities in the
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The Politics of Participation in Forest Management
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Embracing the opportunities provided by democratization and decentralization,
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Impact of Environmental Decentralization on Regional Green Development
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Having a reasonable environmental management system is key to achieve regional
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Preserving Biodiversity in Costa Rica: The Case of the Merck-INBio Agreement
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Compensation for biological samples and information obtained from developing
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Opportunities for Environmental Management in the Mining Sector in Asia
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The mining sector in Asia has often been characterized more by poor rather than
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The Rationale for SEA to Overcome the Inadequacy of Environmental Assessment in Bangladesh
Tập 16 Số 2 - Trang 227-246 - 2007
The first remarkable environmental initiatives in Bangladesh were taken because
of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment in 1972. The provision that
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