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Bi-Annual Report for Blue Ports Initiative

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 21

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Annual report

Synopsis (short abstract) This document summarizes the main activities developed in 2021 and 2022 in the FAO Blue Ports Initiative. Since 2019, it was analyzed the role of fishing ports as main drivers for sustainable development of coastal areas. Blue Ports Initiatives intends to maximize the role of ports in the environmental, social and economic development of coastal areas under the Blue Transformation approach.

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