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Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls

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Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls. / Batterbury, Simon.
In: Journal of International Development, Vol. 10, No. 7, 31.12.1998, p. 871-898.

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Batterbury, S 1998, 'Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls', Journal of International Development, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 871-898. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(1998110)10:7<871::AID-JID533>3.0.CO;2-U

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Batterbury, S. (1998). Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls. Journal of International Development, 10(7), 871-898. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(1998110)10:7<871::AID-JID533>3.0.CO;2-U

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Batterbury S. Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa: policies and pitfalls. Journal of International Development. 1998 Dec 31;10(7):871-898. Epub 1998 Dec 4. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(1998110)10:7<871::AID-JID533>3.0.CO;2-U

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Batterbury, Simon. / Local environmental management, land degradation and the 'gestion des terroirs' approach in West Africa : policies and pitfalls. In: Journal of International Development. 1998 ; Vol. 10, No. 7. pp. 871-898.

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