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IUCN WCPA Technical Note 16: Approaches for identifying areas of particular importance for marine biodiversity
A technical brief on important marine areas has just been released at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (CoP 16) of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia.
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