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Wildlife-based Livelihoods

Wildlife-Based Livelihoods is a socioeconomic construct referring to a livelihood system in which the primary means of sustaining household income and well-being is derived from direct or indirect engagement with wildlife through tourism, conservation, or related ecological services, distinguishing it from livelihoods based on agriculture, manufacturing, or non-wildlife-dependent activities.

189

Publications

10.2K

Citations

478

Authors

237

Institutions

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2017–2026

49

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Publications

189

African Wildlife and Livelihoods: The Promise and Performance of Community Conservation

Heidi Glaesel, David Hulme, Marshall W. Murphree · Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines · 2002 · 603 citations · Full text

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Myth and reality in the rain forest: how conservation strategies are failing in West Africa

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 450 citations

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Economic and geographic drivers of wildlife consumption in rural Africa

Justin S. Brashares, Christopher D. Golden, Karen Z. Weinbaum et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 414 citations · Full text

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Conservation and use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis

Robert Nasi, David Brown, David Wilkie et al. · 2008 · 287 citations

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Conservation outside of parks: attitudes of local people in Laikipia, Kenya

Michelle E. Gadd · Environmental Conservation · 2005 · 280 citations

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Authors

478

  1. KH
    Katherine Homewood

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 212 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. DW
    David Wilkie

    Wildlife Conservation Society, United States

    4 publications · 529 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. MR
    Martin Reinhardt Nielsen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 publications · 163 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. PA
    Peter A. Lindsey

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    4 publications · 381 citations

    4

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  5. CD
    Christopher D. Golden

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 636 citations

    4

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1–5 of 478

Institutions

237

  1. University of Botswana

    Gaborone, Botswana

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    586 citations

  2. Wildlife Conservation Society

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    684 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    477 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    394 citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    129 citations

  6. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    195 citations

  7. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    745 citations

  8. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    165 citations

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Venues

  1. Oryx

    13 publications · 731 citations

    13

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  2. Environmental Conservation

    8 publications · 1K citations

    8

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  3. Biological Conservation

    7 publications · 568 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. Society & Natural Resources

    4 publications · 167 citations

    4

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  5. Conservation Biology

    4 publications · 185 citations

    4

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