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Virtual workshop report: Climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture, 23—24 June 2020

FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP II): Capacity Building for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Turkey (GCP/SEC/013/TUR)









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