Rangelands, conflicts, and society in the Upper Mustang Region, Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-18

  Aryal, Achyut ^a   Brunton, Dianne ^a   Pandit, Ram ^b   Kumar Rai, Rajesh ^c   Shrestha, Uttam Babu ^d   Lama, Narendra ^e   Raubenheimer, David ^a,f  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^e Head Office   (Nepal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

conflict; Nepal; Rangelands; traditional use; use rights

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE; LANDOWNERSHIP; OWNERSHIP; POLITICAL CHANGE; RANGELAND; RESOURCE USE; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DHAULAGIRI; HIMALAYAS; MUSTANG; NEPAL;

EID: 84874849317     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00055.1     Document Type: Article

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