Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice

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Patterning Conservation Flows : How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice. / Persson, Joel; Qin, Siyu; Zaehringer, Julie.

In: Conservation and Society, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2022, p. 245-256.

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Persson, J, Qin, S & Zaehringer, J 2022, 'Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice', Conservation and Society, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 245-256. https://doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_79_21

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Persson, J., Qin, S., & Zaehringer, J. (2022). Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice. Conservation and Society, 20(3), 245-256. https://doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_79_21

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Persson J, Qin S, Zaehringer J. Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice. Conservation and Society. 2022;20(3):245-256. https://doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_79_21

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Persson, Joel ; Qin, Siyu ; Zaehringer, Julie. / Patterning Conservation Flows : How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice. In: Conservation and Society. 2022 ; Vol. 20, No. 3. pp. 245-256.

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