India Counts Environmental Cost of Forest Fires

India Counts Environmental Cost of Forest Fires

Authors

  •   Akshit Kukreti   Department of Agriculture, Doon Business School, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  •   Manisha Thapliyal   Department of Agriculture, Doon Business School, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  •   Neelam Kurmanchali   Department of Agriculture, Doon Business School, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i6/169557

Keywords:

Environmental Sustainability, Forest Fire, Destruction, GIS, Remote Sensing.

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Akshit Kukreti, Department of Agriculture, Doon Business School, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

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Published

2023-08-21

How to Cite

Kukreti, A., Thapliyal, M., & Kurmanchali, N. (2023). India Counts Environmental Cost of Forest Fires. Indian Forester, 149(6), 698–700. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i6/169557

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