How can traditional livelihoods find a place in contemporary conservation politics debates in India? Understanding community perspectives in Sundarban, West Bengal
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Political Ecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1073-0451
DOI: 10.2458/v24i1.20971