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The role of tree crops in local adaptations to climate variability in the Himalayas: case studies in China, Nepal and Pakistan

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Climate change has had a particularly dramatic impact on ecosystem-based livelihhods, especially those in agricultre, which is a key industry for all countries in the Himalayan region. Agricultural diversification can greatly increase household adaptive capacity under climate change and contribute to agrobiodiversity and sustenance of vital functions, structures, and processes in agro-ecosystems.

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