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Indigenous Perspectives on Ecosystem Sustainability and Health

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  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

    Carolyn Stephens

  2. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Margot W. Parkes

  3. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Healani Chang

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Stephens, C., Parkes, M.W. & Chang, H. Indigenous Perspectives on Ecosystem Sustainability and Health. EcoHealth 4, 369–370 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0140-2

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