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Understanding Effectiveness in its Broader Context: Assessing Case Study Methodologies for Evaluating Collaborative Conservation Governance

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Pages 462-483 | Received 25 May 2018, Accepted 03 Nov 2018, Published online: 08 Feb 2019

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