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Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …
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A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...
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differences in consumption and production patterns, as well as natural resource use. …
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small plots— leased or owned—and handcrafting for personal consumption and markets. It then compares institutional …
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both crude oil and electricity consumption and it is the only growth of coal consumption that drives economic growth. [CDS …
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of data on consumption distribution are available only from the seventies, so the more detailed analysis of these issues …
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consumption across countries in the world show divergence and pseudo-divergence between 1993 and 2011. [IGIDR WP-2014-005]. …
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Land-use options that increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of contemporary societies are fundamental to livelihoods improvement and adaptation to environmental change. Agroforestry as a traditional land-use adaptation may potentially support livelihoods improvement through simultaneous...
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This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cook-stoves on firewood demand at the household level. Nationally representative household data from Nepal is used for the study. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 51 - 10].
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triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet … dietary diversity profile across adjoining regions highlights the persistence of uneven development in terms of consumption …
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