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

Alpy Sharma, Sanjay Kr. Uniyal (), Daizy Rani Batish and Harminder P. Singh
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Alpy Sharma: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Sanjay Kr. Uniyal: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Daizy Rani Batish: Panjab University
Harminder P. Singh: Panjab University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, vol. 25, issue 4, No 24, 3577-3599

Abstract: Abstract 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

Keywords: Fuelwood; Himalaya; Livelihood; Sociocultural; Traditional knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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