Living in a Fragile Ecosystem: Indigenous Soil Management in the Hills of Nepal
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Date of publication
Diciembre 1996
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ISBN / Resource ID
eldis:A27142
In Nepal, natural factors such as heavy seasonal precipitation, the erosion-prone nature of the soil, steep topography and the removal of ground cover, make the country's hill soils particularly vulnerable to leaching of organic matter and micronutrients.