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Governance, insecurity, and conservation in South Asian forests 南亚森林的治理、不安全与保护

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120091

L. Irland

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Women, gender, and disaster: global issues and initiatives 妇女、性别和灾难:全球性问题和倡议

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120082

S. Mukhopadhyay

引用次数: 50

Climate change resilience: can Joint Forest Management help Indian forest and communities? 气候变化适应能力:联合森林管理能帮助印度森林和社区吗?

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120085

A. Saxena

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引用次数: 4

Twenty-first century forest plantations: development of agroforestry in Haryana 21世纪森林种植园:哈里亚纳邦农林业的发展

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120084

R. Raina, Surindar Singh Hara, Valerie Hara, L. Irland

引用次数: 6

Why urban land use management needs to change in India’s cities 为什么印度城市的土地使用管理需要改变

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120081

P. Annez

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New perceptions and practices for conserving and “developing” human ecosystems: lessons from the high Himalayas 保护和“发展”人类生态系统的新观念和新做法:来自高喜马拉雅山脉的经验教训

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120086

W. Burch

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German cities, their climate mitigation activities, and the potential of city-partnerships 德国城市、它们的气候减缓活动以及城市伙伴关系的潜力

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120080

Maike Sippel

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引用次数: 2

Forests and forestry in South Asia: the challenges of sustainable management in a changing society 南亚的森林和林业:不断变化的社会中可持续管理的挑战

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120088

C. Nair, Chris G. Brown, P. Durst, J. Broadhead

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Linking dynamics and locally important ecosystem services of South Indian dry forests: an approach 联系南印度干燥森林的动态和当地重要的生态系统服务:一种方法

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120090

J. Schmerbeck

引用次数: 7

Protection of Himalayan Biodiversity: international environmental law and a regional legal framework 保护喜马拉雅生物多样性:国际环境法和区域法律框架

Journal of Resources, Energy, and Development Pub Date : 2011-01-01 DOI: 10.3233/RED-120092

Costanza Rampini

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