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Research Article

Local actors, global lessons in safeguarding rivers: implementing the advice in the National Water Reform 2020 Inquiry Report

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Pages 311-320 | Received 26 Aug 2022, Accepted 27 Nov 2022, Published online: 19 Dec 2022

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