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Improving governance of tenure in fisheries sector in Ghana using the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests and small-scale fisheries guidelines

The cases of coastal fishing communities and Volta Clam fishery










FAO. 2021. Improving governance of tenure in fisheries sector in Ghana using the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests and small-scale fisheries guidelines. The cases of coastal fishing communities and Volta Clam fishery. Rome.




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