Some fundamentals of conservation in South and West Africa

Environmental Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-30

  Forbes, William ^a   Antwi Boasiako, Kwame Badu ^b   Dixon, Ben ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SFA State University   (United States)

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EID: 84904970011     PISSN: 01634275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/enviroethics20143613     Document Type: Conference Paper

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