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Common Oceans - ABNJ: Global sustainable fisheries management and biodiversity conservation in the areas beyond national jurisdiction

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12p.

Author FAO with Program partners as under 'Other Organizations Involved'

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Series number Brochure (Common Oceans ABNJ) June 2017

Edition 3

Synopsis (short abstract) This brochure introduces the Common Oceans ABNJ Program supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with 50 million USD. FAO is the coordinating agency of the Program which started in 2014, working in close collaboration with two other GEF implementing agencies; the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Bank, as well as the Global Ocean Forum (GOF), WWF, Conservation International, and IUCN and other partners. The brochure presents the four projects which constitute th e Program, including a brief summary of both the Program and the individual Projects and their recent progress and achievements achieved so far. The contact details have been updated with the new website address and link to social media where additional information can be found.

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