The Forests of the Congo Basin: State of the Forest 2013
- ISBN-10
- 2874892998
- ISBN-13
- 9782874892998
- Pages
- 325
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Weyrich édition
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- 2012
- 274 pages
- Paperback
- Publications Office of the European Union
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- 2010
- 411 pages
- Paperback
- Publ. Office of the European Union
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