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A comparative assessment of land management approaches in Bhutan

YesheyDepartment of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Thimphu, BhutanView further author information
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Rajendra P. ShresthaNatural Resources Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, ThailandView further author information
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Dietrich Schmidt-VogtMountain Societies Research Institute, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, TajikistanView further author information
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Said QasimGeography Department, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 143-151 | Received 17 May 2017, Accepted 09 Jul 2017, Published online: 20 Jul 2017

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