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A better place for whom? Practitioners’ perspectives on the purpose of environmental education in Finland and Madagascar

Aina Brias-Guinarta Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;b Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tuomas Aiveloa Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;b Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;c Maker@STEAM Community, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-7179
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Markus Högmandera Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Rio Heriniainad Vinako for Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar;e Ecole Supérieure en Agronomie et Environnement, University of Antsiranana, Antsiranana, Madagascar
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Mar Cabezaa Global Change and Conservation Lab, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;b Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-7631
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Pages 163-180 | Published online: 16 Mar 2023

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