Finnish agriculture and its sustainability: Environmental impacts

Ambio

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 448-455

  Valpasvuo Jaatinen, Pirkko ^a   Rekolainen, Seppo ^b   Latostenmaa, Heikki ^c  

^a Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Ministry of the Environment Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0031444720     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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