Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management in northeast India

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-258

  Rai, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cultural landscape; Northeast India; Resource management; Sustainable development; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648835237     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0248-4     Document Type: Article

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