Repairing degraded landscapes for food security in southern Africa - Examples from South Africa and Namibia

Repairing degraded landscapes for food security in southern Africa - Examples from South Africa and Namibia

Third Africa Drylands Week - Windhoek, Namibia, 8-12 August 2016

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 31 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Full item page

Language English

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