Unsustainable collection and unfair trade? Uncovering and assessing assumptions regarding Central Himalayan medicinal plant conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1679-1697

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

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Community based conservation; Endangered species; Medicinal plants; Nepal; Non timber forest products

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CULTIVATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249672949     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9039-4     Document Type: Review

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