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An environment at risk: Arctic indigenous peoples, local livelihoods and climate change

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Nuttall, M. (2007). An environment at risk: Arctic indigenous peoples, local livelihoods and climate change. In: Ørbæk, J.B., Kallenborn, R., Tombre, I., Hegseth, E.N., Falk-Petersen, S., Hoel, A.H. (eds) Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48514-8_2

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