RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS: THE NEED FOR A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMINOLOGY IN POLICY MAKING
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