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Research Article

The impact of citizen science on environmental attitudes, environmental knowledge, environmental awareness to pro–environmental citizenship behaviour

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Pages 1-19 | Received 15 Jan 2024, Accepted 07 May 2024, Published online: 21 May 2024

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