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Original Articles

Forest-dependent communities' livelihood in decentralized forest governance policy epoch: case study from West Shoa zone, Ethiopia

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Pages 49-66 | Received 03 Oct 2012, Accepted 14 Apr 2013, Published online: 16 May 2013

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