International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Can communities close to Bui National Park mediate the impacts of Bui Dam construction? An exploration of the views of some selected households

Jones Lewis Arthur
International Relations and Institutional Linkage Directorate, Sunyani Technical University, P. O. Box 206, Sunyani-Ghana.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 24 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 22 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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