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APA

Padios, A. C., Ferrera, J. K., Tomas, E., Dionisio, M. E., & Cortez, L. A. (2026). Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(3), em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565

Vancouver

Padios AC, Ferrera JK, Tomas E, Dionisio ME, Cortez LA. Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(3):em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565

AMA

Padios AC, Ferrera JK, Tomas E, Dionisio ME, Cortez LA. Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(3), em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565

Chicago

Padios, Alfredo Colorado, John Keeneth Ferrera, Edilyn Tomas, Ma Eva Dionisio, and Leah Amor Cortez. "Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2026 10 no. 3 (2026): em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565

Harvard

Padios, A. C., Ferrera, J. K., Tomas, E., Dionisio, M. E., and Cortez, L. A. (2026). Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(3), em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565

MLA

Padios, Alfredo Colorado et al. "Project proposal development practices of the environment and natural resources office: Basis for a sustainability assessment tool". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 2026, em0405. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/18565