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... nature throughout the world . Strict nature reserves . The decision to maintain an area in a more or less unmodified condition usually is determined by its overall scientific and aesthetic value . It may also be determined by the ...
... nature throughout the world . Strict nature reserves . The decision to maintain an area in a more or less unmodified condition usually is determined by its overall scientific and aesthetic value . It may also be determined by the ...
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... nature con- tinued in U.S. national parks into the 1930s and lasted in some African national parks as late as the 1960s . Unlike a strict nature reserve , a national park may be made available for various purposes but usually only for ...
... nature con- tinued in U.S. national parks into the 1930s and lasted in some African national parks as late as the 1960s . Unlike a strict nature reserve , a national park may be made available for various purposes but usually only for ...
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... nature . Cicero held that the law of nature was the constitution of the world . In De re publica ( " On the Republic " ) he declared that " true law is right reason in agreement with nature ; it is of universal application , un ...
... nature . Cicero held that the law of nature was the constitution of the world . In De re publica ( " On the Republic " ) he declared that " true law is right reason in agreement with nature ; it is of universal application , un ...
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