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The environmental causes and consequences of migration: A search for the meaning of ‘environmental refugees’

The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees defines a refugee as any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling … Continue reading The environmental causes and consequences of migration: A search for the meaning of ‘environmental refugees’