Collection and marketing of non-timber forest products in the far western hills of Nepal

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-255

  Bista, Sagun ^a   Webb, Edward L ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asset; Himalaya; Medicinal plant; Multiple use; Non wood forest product; Trade

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RURAL AREAS;

ASSETS; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MULTIPLE-USE; NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

DOMESTICATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HILL; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MARKETING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POLITICAL REFORM; RURAL ECONOMY;

ARTICLE; DOMESTICATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING; MONITORING; NEPAL; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS;

COMMERCE; FORESTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

VALERIANA JATAMANSI;

EID: 33750210391     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892906003195     Document Type: Article

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