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Managing natural resources with eco-friendly technologies for sustainable rural development: a case of Garhwal Himalaya

L.S. Rawat GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Garhwal Unit, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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R.K. Maikhuri GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Garhwal Unit, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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Vikram S. Negi GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Garhwal Unit, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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Abhay Bahuguna GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Garhwal Unit, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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K.S. Rao Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Mountain and Hill Environment, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Sunil K. Agarwal Science and Society Division, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India
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K.G. Sexena School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Pages 423-430 | Published online: 13 Oct 2010

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