Cross-cultural comparison of plant use knowledge in Baitadi and Darchula districts, Nepal Himalaya

• Main Authors: Ripu M. Kunwar (Author), Maria Fadiman (Author), Mary Cameron (Author), Rainer W. Bussmann (Author), Khum B. Thapa-Magar (Author), Bhagawat Rimal (Author), Prabhat Sapkota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study seeks to better understand the human-nature interface and to measure the variability of plant use knowledge among cultures, through inter- and intracultural analyses. We compared plant collection, use, and management of two culturally distinct groups (Baitadi and Darch...