Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

The role of rural women in natural resources management and utilization: A case of Delanta District, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Nahusenay Abate
  • Nahusenay Abate
  • Department Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Samara University, P. O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 January 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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