Along the road: The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama

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Along the road : The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama. / Cansari, Rogelio; Gausset, Quentin.

I: International Indigenous Policy Journal, Bind 4, Nr. 3, 5, 2013.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Cansari, R & Gausset, Q 2013, 'Along the road: The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama', International Indigenous Policy Journal, bind 4, nr. 3, 5. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.3.5

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Cansari, R., & Gausset, Q. (2013). Along the road: The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 4(3), [5]. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.3.5

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Cansari R, Gausset Q. Along the road: The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama. International Indigenous Policy Journal. 2013;4(3). 5. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2013.4.3.5

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Cansari, Rogelio ; Gausset, Quentin. / Along the road : The Ngäbe-Buglé struggle to protect environmental resources in Panama. I: International Indigenous Policy Journal. 2013 ; Bind 4, Nr. 3.

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