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Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Forests and Rangelands in the Near East

Year of publication 2015

Pages 7p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Meeting symbol FO:NEFRC/2015/3

Meeting Session Number Sess. 22

Language English

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