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Improving forest and protected area management in Trinidad and Tobago. Marine Protected Area. Final Report. GCP/TRI/004/GFF

Year of publication 2013

Pages 58 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report describes the activities and findings of the marine protected area specialist team engaged by the FAO Trinidad and Tobago Country Office in June and July 2013 to contribute to the overall project: “Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago (GCP/TRI/004/GFF)”. The activities of the team focused on a proposed marine protected area in North East Tobago.

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