Ghana's quest for oil and gas: Ecological risks and management frameworks

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-72

  Sakyi, P A ^a   Efavi, J K ^a   Atta Peters, D ^a   Asare, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b CSIR Science and Technology Policy Research Institute   (Ghana)

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EID: 84875124292     PISSN: 08554307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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