From promise to practicalities: The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use

Biodiversity and the Precautionary Principle: Risk and Uncertainty in Conservation and Sustainable Use

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-18

  Cooney, Rosie ^a  

^a FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925806110     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770583     Document Type: Chapter

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