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Effectiveness of Forest Pedagogy Activities in Slovakia – the “Lesu Zdar” Project Cover

Effectiveness of Forest Pedagogy Activities in Slovakia – the “Lesu Zdar” Project

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 237 - 250
Published on: Nov 6, 2025
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