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Implementing the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development in Latvian Higher Education

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|May 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0029-y | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 18 - 30
Published on: May 15, 2009
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2009 Rudīte Grabovska, Jens Grabowski, published by Daugavpils University
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