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Attempts of Recentralization of Nepal’s Community Forestry 尼泊尔社区林业重新集中的尝试

Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.3126/FORESTRY.V15I0.24925

S. Baral

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引用次数: 4

Assessing the Coverage of Urban Green Space in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City, Nepal: A GIS based Approach 基于GIS的尼泊尔布特瓦尔副大城市城市绿地覆盖率评估

Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.3126/FORESTRY.V15I0.24923

M. Thapa, Gokul Poudel

引用次数: 1

Effectiveness of Solar-powered Fence in Reducing Human - Wild Elephant Conflict (HEC) in Northeast Jhapa District, Nepal 太阳能围栏在尼泊尔贾帕东北部地区减少人与野象冲突(HEC)方面的有效性

Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal Pub Date : 2018-07-31 DOI: 10.3126/FORESTRY.V15I0.24917

B. Neupane, Binod Khatiwoda, Subash Budhathoki

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引用次数: 3

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