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Gender and climate change in the Indian Himalayas: global threats, local vulnerabilities, and livelihood diversification at the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
M. V. Ogra
Department of Environmental Studies, Gettysburg College, Box 2455, 300 N. Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA
R. Badola
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Ecodevelopment Planning and Participatory Management, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, 248001 Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India
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