Local stakeholders’ priorities and perceptions towards forest ecosystem services in the Red panda habitat region of Nepal

The Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) habitat has been providing several ecosystem services (ES) to the people; however, the differences in local stakeholders’ perceptions and preferences of these ecosystem services based on differences in their location, caste, gender, age, and engagement in CFUG are sti...

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Published in:Land use policy 2023-06, Vol.129, p.106657, Article 106657
Main Authors: Koju, Upama, Karki, Sikha, Shrestha, Anita, Maraseni, Tek, Gautam, Ambika P., Cadman, Tim, Sherpa, Ang Phuri, Lama, Sonam Tashi
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