What Determines Indigenous <i>Chepang</i> Farmers’ Swidden Land-Use Decisions in the Central Hill Districts of Nepal?

Swidden or shifting cultivation is a widespread yet controversial land-use in the tropical forest–agriculture frontier. In recent years, the extent of land under swidden and the people who rely on it for subsistence and income have declined. We report swidden land-use changes in two central hill dis...

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Main Authors: Sharif A. Mukul, Anja Byg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/13/5326