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NERC/18/INF/1 - Information Note

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC)

Meeting symbol NERC/18/INF/1

Meeting Session Number 34

Meeting date 7-11 May 2018

Meeting location Rome, Italy

Language English

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