Environmental change and sustainability issues in the Kalahari region

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-259

  Totolo, Otlogetswe ^a   Chanda, Raban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0037800403     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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