Who are forest-dependent people? A taxo nomy to aid livelihood and land use decision-making in forested regions
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عنوان ژورنال: Land Use Policy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0264-8377
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.05.032