Promoting medicinal plants cultivation as a tool for biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement in Indian Himalaya

Promoting medicinal plants cultivation as a tool for biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement in Indian Himalaya

The present paper discusses the development of a participatory approach to promote medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) cultivation as a tool for biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement in Champawat district of Uttarakhand state in India. People perception analysis revealed that farmers w...

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Main Authors:	Prakash C. Phondani, Indra D. Bhatt, Vikram S. Negi, Bhagwati P. Kothyari, Arvind Bhatt, Rakesh K. Maikhuri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:	Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Subjects:	biodiversity conservation Himalaya livelihood enhancement medicinal plant
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X15001053

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