Afforestation and Reforestation of Walnut Forests in Southern Kyrgyzstan: An Economic Perspective

Afforestation and Reforestation of Walnut Forests in Southern Kyrgyzstan: An Economic Perspective

Kyrgyzstan is home to one of the largest areas of natural walnut forest in the world. These forests support significant genetic diversity of many important ancestral strains of fruit and nut tree species. The walnuts from those forests are a major source of cash income for many households in that re...

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Main Authors: Kara A. Hardy, Niels Thevs, Kumar Aliev, Martin Welp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2018-11-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
Agroforestry
Central Asia
forest degradation
forest recruitment
logging ban
overgrazing
Wild fruit forests
Online Access:https://bioone.org/journals/Mountain-Research-and-Development/volume-38/issue-4/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00046.1/Afforestation-and-Reforestation-of-Walnut-Forests-in-Southern-Kyrgyzstan/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00046.1.full

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https://bioone.org/journals/Mountain-Research-and-Development/volume-38/issue-4/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00046.1/Afforestation-and-Reforestation-of-Walnut-Forests-in-Southern-Kyrgyzstan/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-17-00046.1.full

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