Extending Conservation to Farmlands in Zambia: Prescribed Practices and Reality
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sustainable Development
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1913-9071,1913-9063
DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v7n1p46