Pacific Island principles: Learning to live wise and sustainable lives

Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 63-75

  Thaman, Konai Helu ^a   Thaman, Randy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

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EID: 77952114012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-691-5     Document Type: Chapter

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