Why are Narratives that Place the Blame for Deforestation on the Rural Poor so Pervasive and so Persistent?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2454-7352
DOI: 10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i130099