Alpine medicinal plant trade and Himalayan mountain livelihood strategies

Geographical Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-254

  Olsen, Carsten Smith ^a   Larsen, Helle Overgaard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; National survey; Nepal; Non timber forest products; Rural livelihoods; Trade and income generation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COPING STRATEGY; INCOME; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PLANT; RURAL ECONOMY;

ASIA;

EID: 0141637287     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4959.00088     Document Type: Article

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