Women and natural resource management: Illustrations from India and Nepal

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 224-232

  Upadhyay, Bhawana ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fishery; Forestry; Gender; India; Natural resources; Nepal; Organic farming; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FISHERIES; FORESTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER;

GENDER; GROUP DISCUSSIONS; ORGANIC FARMING; POLICY MAKERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FISHES; FORESTRY; INDIA; NEPAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 28244432468     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2005.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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