Transhumant Pastoralism in the Context of Socioeconomic and Climate Change in the Mountains of Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 173-182

  Gentle, Popular ^a,b   Thwaites, Rik ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Disease Prevention and Health Awareness Programme   (Nepal)

Author keywords

climate change; in depth interviews; livelihoods; mountains; Nepal; Transhumant pastoralism

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PASTORALISM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NEPAL;

EID: 84974605168     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00011.1     Document Type: Article

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