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Equitable and Inclusive Landscape Restoration Planning: Learning from a Restoration Opportunity Assessment in India

Ruchika Singh, Karishma Shelar, Marie Duraisami, Will Anderson and Rajendra Singh Gautam
Ecological Restoration, March 2021, 39 (1-2) 108-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.39.1-2.108
Ruchika Singh
World Resources Institute India, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration, AADI, 2 Balbir Saxena Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India
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Karishma Shelar
International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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Marie Duraisami
World Resources Institute India, New Delhi, India.
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Will Anderson
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, USA.
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Rajendra Singh Gautam
Institute of Livelihood Research and Training, Bhopal, India.
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