Conservation ethos in local traditions: The west bengal heritage

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 711-724

  Deb, Debel ^a,b   Malhotra, K C ^c  

^a Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies   (India)

^b Centre for Environment and Development   (India)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biophilia; Conservation; Culture; Hinduism; India; Tradition; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

INDIA;

EID: 0034829557     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920118542     Document Type: Article

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