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Embracing indigenous knowledge systems in the management of dryland ecosystems in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: the case of Chibememe and Tshovani communities, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

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Pages 192-202 | Received 05 May 2014, Accepted 11 Jun 2014, Published online: 15 Jul 2014

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