Addressing marine hypoxia in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem by reducing land-based agricultural pollution in the north-west of Sri Lanka

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Addressing marine hypoxia in the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem by reducing land-based agricultural pollution in the north-west of Sri Lanka

Project document and environmental and social safeguards annexes February 2025

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 276 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

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Language English

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