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School Gardens as Commons: Fostering Relational Values for Biodiversity Through Participatory Environmental Education Cover

School Gardens as Commons: Fostering Relational Values for Biodiversity Through Participatory Environmental Education

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1539 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 20, 2025
Published on: Nov 5, 2025
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