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Conservation amidst political unrest: the case of Manas National Park, India [1]

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Across the world there exists a large overlap of biodiversity hotspots with
areas experiencing high levels of socio-political and ethnic conflicts, making the
impacts of such activities a critical factor for long-term conservation of biodiversity in these regions. India is no exception with many forested areas, including protected areas, experiencing conflicts of varying intensity owing to numerous complicated issues ranging from cultural identity to socio-political and environmental security.
 

Publication Date: 
25/02/2011
Rajkamal Goswami [2], Thyagarajan Ganesh [3]
Current Science [4]
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Tags:
Manas NP [5], Protected Area Conservation [6], Biodiversity Hotspots [7], Tiger Reserves [8], Wildlife [9], Assam [10], Conflicts [11]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/thyagarajan-ganesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/protected-area-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts