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Research article

Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study†

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Pages 628-642 | Received 09 Sep 2014, Accepted 25 Mar 2015, Published online: 05 Jun 2015

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