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Title: Rethinking Arctic sustainable development agenda through indigenizing UN sustainable development goals
Award ID(s):
1928202
NSF-PAR ID:
10292789
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
Volume:
28
Issue:
6
ISSN:
1350-4509
Page Range / eLocation ID:
518 to 523
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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