Building forest landscapes resilient to global changes in drylands: the guidelines. Opening speech of Hanifi Avci, General Director of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion Control
Dakar second international workshop. 25-18 February 2013
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