Institutional rhetoric versus local reality: a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania

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Institutional rhetoric versus local reality : a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania. / Kicheleri, Rose Peter; Treue, Thorsten; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Kajembe, George C.; Mombo, Felister M.

I: Journal of Environment & Development, Bind 8, Nr. 2, 2018, s. 1-15.

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Kicheleri, RP, Treue, T, Nielsen, MR, Kajembe, GC & Mombo, FM 2018, 'Institutional rhetoric versus local reality: a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania', Journal of Environment & Development, bind 8, nr. 2, s. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018774382

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Kicheleri, R. P., Treue, T., Nielsen, M. R., Kajembe, G. C., & Mombo, F. M. (2018). Institutional rhetoric versus local reality: a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania. Journal of Environment & Development, 8(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018774382

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Kicheleri RP, Treue T, Nielsen MR, Kajembe GC, Mombo FM. Institutional rhetoric versus local reality: a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania. Journal of Environment & Development. 2018;8(2):1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018774382

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Kicheleri, Rose Peter ; Treue, Thorsten ; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt ; Kajembe, George C. ; Mombo, Felister M. / Institutional rhetoric versus local reality : a case study of Burunge Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania. I: Journal of Environment & Development. 2018 ; Bind 8, Nr. 2. s. 1-15.

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