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Critical Forest Biome Impact Program Indo-Malay Biome Regional Coordination Project

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 83 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Overall objective of the Indo-Malay Impact Program (IM IP) on Critical Forest Biomes, including the constituent Regional Coordination Project (RCP), is to contribute to maintaining the integrity of globally important primary forests of Indo-Malaya to maximize multiple global environment benefits related to carbon and biodiversity, as well as to improve resilience to climate change.

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