Poverty, development, and Himalayan ecosystems

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 297-307

  Sandhu, Harpinder ^a   Sandhu, Sukhbir ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Ecosystem services; Himalayas; Poverty; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIA; POVERTY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; INDIA; POVERTY;

EID: 84939997701     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0569-9     Document Type: Article

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