Changes in transhumant agro-pastoralism in Bhutan: A disappearing livelihood?

Human Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 779-792

  Namgay, Kuenga ^a   Millar, Joanne E ^a   Black, Rosemary S ^a   Samdup, Tashi ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Livestock Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF)   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Cattle; Livelihoods; Livestock; Resource rights; Transhumant agro pastoralism

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 84921001077     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: 15729915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-014-9684-2     Document Type: Article

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