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Rangeland management innovations and policy

Customary ecological conservation of Mwanda-Marungu Pastoral Commons in Taita Hills, south-west Kenya

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Pages 94-106 | Received 15 May 2022, Accepted 17 Oct 2022, Published online: 27 Feb 2023

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