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- ↑ Habtamu Dugo, "Environment in Peril in Oromia, Ethiopia", Independence Institute website, published 8 May 2009
- ↑ Wondwossen Sintayehu, "Action Professionals’ Association for the People vs. Environmental Protection Authority: Report on the Public Interest Litigation Case instituted at the Federal First Instance Court of Ethiopia" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , submission to the Thematic Workshop on Governance, Civil Society Participation and Strengthening Partnerships for Chemicals and Waste Management and SAICM Implementation, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (accessed 24 April 2011)