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Utilization of fuelwood species by the Bhangalis community of western Himalaya, India

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  • Alpy Sharma

    (CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
    Panjab University)

  • Sanjay Kr. Uniyal

    (CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology)

  • Daizy Rani Batish

    (Panjab University)

  • Harminder P. Singh

    (Panjab University)

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The present study was conducted among the Bhangalis, a resident community of Chhota Bhangal (Himachal Pradesh), to document their fuelwood use and knowledge variations with sociocultural factors. For this, recordings were carried out with the Bhangalis (n = 240, from 6 villages) who were selected in a stratified manner to be representative of gender, age, and education of the community. A total of 29 fuelwood species were mentioned by the Bhangalis; however, only 22 of these were used as fuel. A significant difference in the mean number of species known to the Bhangalis (10.02 ± 0.2) and those used by them (4.99 ± 0.1) was revealed (Z = − 13.252; p

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  • Alpy Sharma & Sanjay Kr. Uniyal & Daizy Rani Batish & Harminder P. Singh, 2023. "Utilization of fuelwood species by the Bhangalis community of western Himalaya, India," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(4), pages 3577-3599, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:25:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s10668-022-02188-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02188-8
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