Commercial Medicinal Plant Collection Is Transforming High-altitude Livelihoods in the Himalayas

Environmental products can contribute to livelihoods through support of current consumption and provision of an economic safety net. But what is their role in lifting households out of poverty? Here we investigate the absolute and relative economic importance of commercial medicinal plants, includin...

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Main Authors: Liv Timmermann, Carsten Smith-Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2019-08-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
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Online Access:https://bioone.org/doi/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-18-00103.1