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Transboundary conservation and nature states in the Maya Forest: International Relations, challenged

Hanna Laakoa Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Esmeralda Pliego Alvaradob Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS-Sureste), San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-4222View further author information
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Dora Ramos Muñozc El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), San Cristóbal de las Casas and Villahermosa, MexicoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-8865View further author information
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Beula Marquezc El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), San Cristóbal de las Casas and Villahermosa, MexicoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9676-9433View further author information
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Pages 1288-1310 | Published online: 24 Apr 2022

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