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Achieving Environmental Sustainability in the Sports Sector

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Atalay, A., Švagždienė, B. (2023). Legal Relationship Between Sport and Environment in Lithuania. In: Achieving Environmental Sustainability in the Sports Sector. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37401-2_3

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