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Mainstreaming biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in Europe and Central Asia: insights from IPBES to inform the CBD post-2020 agenda

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Article: 2138553 | Received 14 Mar 2022, Accepted 11 Oct 2022, Published online: 12 Jan 2023

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