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... Forest Department depots were a common sight on our trip . It is obvious that the forests of the catchment are an important source of firewood , though it is difficult to estimate how much forest is cut down for firewood every year . A ...
... Forest Department depots were a common sight on our trip . It is obvious that the forests of the catchment are an important source of firewood , though it is difficult to estimate how much forest is cut down for firewood every year . A ...
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... forestry ; indeed , 52 per cent of its non - tax revenue comes from selling forest products or from forest - based industries . Huge depots of commercial wood can be seen at Betul , Mandla , Budni , Khirkia , and several other places ...
... forestry ; indeed , 52 per cent of its non - tax revenue comes from selling forest products or from forest - based industries . Huge depots of commercial wood can be seen at Betul , Mandla , Budni , Khirkia , and several other places ...
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... forests . To understand the significance of these threats it must be remembered that rates of forest destruction in India are already alarmingly high . It is estimated that 0.15 million hectares of India's forests are lost annually to ...
... forests . To understand the significance of these threats it must be remembered that rates of forest destruction in India are already alarmingly high . It is estimated that 0.15 million hectares of India's forests are lost annually to ...
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Editors Introduction | 7 |
Contents continued | 21 |
Peter Thompson Saving Tasmanias Franklin and Gordon | 69 |
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