Eco-crisis in the Himalaya: Causes, Consequences, and Way OutVir Singh The book attempts at a deeper understanding of the Himalayan perspective, problems, and solutions. The book deals with various options and strategies leading towards overcoming the crisis and charts out a possible alternative approach for sustainable development in the region. |
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... Kumaun and Its Impact on the Tribal Population AJAY S. RAWAT Department of History , Kumaun University , Nainital - 263002 U.P. India There has been a surge of environmental consciousness in the last decade , but in spite of that our ...
... Kumaun and Its Impact on the Tribal Population AJAY S. RAWAT Department of History , Kumaun University , Nainital - 263002 U.P. India There has been a surge of environmental consciousness in the last decade , but in spite of that our ...
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... Kumaun ( Rawat , 1989 ) . The Gurkhas ruled Kumaun with an iron hard and in 1815 the British succeeded in occupy- ing this region . The Gurkhas burnt large tracts of forest in and around Almora and on strategic routes for defence ...
... Kumaun ( Rawat , 1989 ) . The Gurkhas ruled Kumaun with an iron hard and in 1815 the British succeeded in occupy- ing this region . The Gurkhas burnt large tracts of forest in and around Almora and on strategic routes for defence ...
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... Kumaun Region Outside Kumaun Region Total ( 1 ) 37 25 40 34 34 26 23 96 327 ཏུམྦ 。 18 222 22 24 22935 3335 15 16 13 33 13 17 15 16 13 75 67 41 40 50 · · $ 43 44 43 45 56 54 48 442 64 23 25 22 43 54 50 553 61 5355 57 50 63 50 22 22 72 ...
... Kumaun Region Outside Kumaun Region Total ( 1 ) 37 25 40 34 34 26 23 96 327 ཏུམྦ 。 18 222 22 24 22935 3335 15 16 13 33 13 17 15 16 13 75 67 41 40 50 · · $ 43 44 43 45 56 54 48 442 64 23 25 22 43 54 50 553 61 5355 57 50 63 50 22 22 72 ...
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