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Coastal Fisheries Initiative - Promoting sustainable fisheries in coastal areas

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet shows an overview of the Coastal Fisheries Iniatitive (CFI). The CFI is a global effort to preserve marine resources and ensure that coastal fisheries can continue to play their crucial role in society, contributing to food security, as well as economic and social development. The Fact Sheet uses the CFI visual identity "look-and-feel" of the program, and also shows key facts and figures in coastal fisheries and the work that will be done by FAO and partners in Latin America (Ecuador and Peru), West Africa (Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal) and Indonesia.

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