The glaciers of the andes are melting: Indigenous and anthropological knowledge merge in restoring water resources

Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 228-239

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315434773-20     Document Type: Chapter

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