Tribal institutions and conservation of the bioculturally valuable ‘tasat’ (Arenga obtusifolia) tree in the eastern Himalaya

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-90

  Singh, Ranjay K ^a,b   Srivastava, Ramesh C ^c   Pandey, Chandra B ^b   Singh, Anshuman ^b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Botanical Survey of India   (India)

Author keywords

Adi tribe; Arenga obtusifolia; biocultural value; conservation; indigenous institutions

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE CONSERVATION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TREE;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

ARENGA;

EID: 84911995905     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.847821     Document Type: Article

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