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- ↑ Barton, G. A. (2004). Empire forestry and the Origins of Environmentalism. Cambridge University Press, p.33
- ↑ Berthold Ribbentrop. Forestry in British India. Governor of India, Central Printing Officer. p. 227 . Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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