Minor forest products’ management: Problems and prospects in remote high altitude villages of Central Himalaya

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-70

  Rao, K S ^a   Saxena, K G ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Himalaya; Medicinal plants; Sustainable rural development; Village level cottage industry

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NON-TIMBER PRODUCT; NON-TIMBER PRODUCTS;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS;

ANIMALIA; BAMBUSA;

EID: 0030448216     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509609469917     Document Type: Article

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