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FAO's goal and role for sustainable forest management in Asia and the Pacific

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 2

Author Dow, A.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) As part of RAP’s efforts to raise visibility to a wider audience of the good work its specialists undertake for member countries in the region, this two-page brochure summarizes in plain language our priority areas of work and explains the value they add to our member countries in the region. This regional sectoral snapshot (fisheries and aquaculture) is a first of its kind in at least the last five years and was overdue.

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