African Journal of
History and Culture

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Hist. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6672
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 197

Full Length Research Paper

Land reform and deforestation in the Gish Abbay Area: A historical perspective

Birtukan Atinkut Asmare
  • Birtukan Atinkut Asmare
  • Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 29 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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