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Practice Based Knowledge

Managed Wildfire: A Strategy Facilitated by Civil Society Partnerships and Interagency Cooperation

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Pages 914-932 | Received 22 Oct 2021, Accepted 02 Jun 2022, Published online: 25 Jul 2022

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