A Review on National and International Legal Documents on Combating Sand and Dust Storms

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Manijheh Ganjalinejhad ¹ (PhD candidate, Department of Environmental Law, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Farhad Dabiri ² (Instructor, Department of Environmental Law, Graduate School of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Sahar Zarei ³ (PhD in Environmental law, Department of Environmental Law, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Seyed Ali Salehpour ⁴ (PhD candidate, Department of Environmental Law, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2017-05-10 Accepted : 2017-12-18 Published : 2018-02-01

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