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Protecting the Forest or the People? Environmental Policies and Livelihoods in the Forest Margins of Southern Ghana

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  • Wiggins, Steve
  • Marfo, Kofi
  • Anchirinah, Vincent

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  • Wiggins, Steve & Marfo, Kofi & Anchirinah, Vincent, 2004. "Protecting the Forest or the People? Environmental Policies and Livelihoods in the Forest Margins of Southern Ghana," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(11), pages 1939-1955, November.
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