Managing a ramsar site to support agriculture and fisheries: Lake Chilwa, Malawi

Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 183-204

  Jamu, Daniel ^a   Rebelo, Lisa Maria ^b   Snyder, Katherine A ^c  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b International Water Management Institute International Agricultural Research   (South Africa)

^c International Water Management Institute   (Estonia)

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EID: 84894025700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203128695     Document Type: Chapter

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