Selling Conservation? Scientific Legitimacy and the Commodification of Conservation Tourism
Ecology and SocietyPublished 1 January 2009Open access
Jenny A. Cousins, James Evans, Jon P. Sadler
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Cousins, J. A., J. Evans, and J. Saddler. 2009. Selling conservation? Scientific legitimacy and the commodification of conservation tourism. Ecology and Society 14(1): 32. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02804-140132
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