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APA

Kioumarsi, H., Naseri Harsini, R., Gizem Özbey, B., Rafiei, B., Alidoust Pahmedani, M., Shariman Yahaya, Z., & Rosen, M. A. (2026). Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(2), em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816

Vancouver

Kioumarsi H, Naseri Harsini R, Gizem Özbey B, Rafiei B, Alidoust Pahmedani M, Shariman Yahaya Z, et al. Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(2):em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816

AMA

Kioumarsi H, Naseri Harsini R, Gizem Özbey B, et al. Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2026;10(2), em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816

Chicago

Kioumarsi, Hamed, Reza Naseri Harsini, Beste Gizem Özbey, Bahareh Rafiei, Marzieh Alidoust Pahmedani, Zary Shariman Yahaya, and Marc A. Rosen. "Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2026 10 no. 2 (2026): em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816

Harvard

Kioumarsi, H., Naseri Harsini, R., Gizem Özbey, B., Rafiei, B., Alidoust Pahmedani, M., Shariman Yahaya, Z., and Rosen, M. A. (2026). Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 10(2), em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816

MLA

Kioumarsi, Hamed et al. "Wildlife, biodiversity, and the United Nations sustainable development goals: Synergizing conservation and development for a sustainable future". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 10, no. 2, 2026, em0367. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/17816