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Restoration for Whom, by Whom? A Feminist Political Ecology of Restoration

Marlène Elias, Deepa Joshi and Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Ecological Restoration, March 2021, 39 (1-2) 3-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.39.1-2.3
Marlène Elias
Marlène Elias, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a, 00054 Maccarese (Fiumicino), Italy
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Deepa Joshi, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.
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Ruth Meinzen-Dick, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, United States.
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