Fuelwood, timber and deforestation in the Himalayas: The case of Basho Valley, Baltistan Region, Pakistan

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-318

  Ali, Jawad ^a   Benjaminsen, Tor A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

"Timber mafia"; Deforestation; Fuelwood; Himalayas; Pakistan; Timber

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FUELWOOD; RESOURCE DEPLETION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ASIA; BASHO VALLEY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTHERN AREAS; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 11244315272     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2004)024[0312:FTADIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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