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Evidence Based Decline in Coconut Productivity along the Coastline of Tanzania 基于证据的坦桑尼亚沿海椰子产量下降

Huria: Journal of the Open University of Tanzania Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/HURIA.V24I2

Z. Muyengi

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引用次数: 2

Smallholder Farmers Awareness and Perceptions of Climate Change in Moshi Rural District, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚Moshi农村地区小农对气候变化的认识和认知

Huria: Journal of the Open University of Tanzania Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/HURIA.V24I3

R. Mushy

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引用次数: 2

Secondary school teachers’ knowledge level of the concepts of environmental education in Morogoro, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚莫罗戈罗中学教师对环境教育概念的知识水平

Huria: Journal of the Open University of Tanzania Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/HURIA.V23I1

E. Kira, Eugenia Kafanabo

引用次数: 2

The Female Face of Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲移民的女性面孔

Huria: Journal of the Open University of Tanzania Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/HURIA.V11I1

Gf Masanja

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引用次数: 5