Patterns and drivers of fuelwood collection and tree planting in a Middle Hill watershed of Nepal

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-132

  Webb, Edward L ^a   Dhakal, Arun ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Nepal Agroforestry Foundation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Caste; Dependency; Ethnicity; Firewood; Himalaya; Livelihood

Indexed keywords

CASTE; DEPENDENCY; ETHNICITY; FIREWOOD; HIMALAYAS; LIVELIHOOD;

AGRICULTURE; INVESTMENTS; REFORESTATION;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ETHNIC GROUP; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; HARVESTING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; TREE PLANTING; VULNERABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; FORESTS; FUEL WOOD; HIMALAYA; INVESTMENT; NEPAL; REFORESTATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

HIMALAYAS; MIDDLE HILLS; NEPAL;

EID: 78650538586     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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