Steps to a sustainable Northern Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-115

  Blanch, Stuart ^a  

^a World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring for Country; Climate change; Conservation; Economic development; Indigenous; Protected areas; Savanna

Indexed keywords

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EID: 48249145753     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00401.x     Document Type: Note

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