Environmental security and labor migration in Nepal

Population and Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-38

  Shrestha, Sundar S ^a   Bhandari, Prem ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Forest; Household maintenance; Migration; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; LABOR MIGRATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ASIA; CHITWAN; EURASIA; NARAYANI; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36248965243     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-007-0059-0     Document Type: Article

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