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Strait of Otranto: Italy vetoes the proposed protected reserve
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Stefano Valentino | 5 November 2019

FAO is negotiating a series of new measures to reduce the devastating impact of trawling and make fishing in the Adriatic Sea sustainable. The institution of the Mediterranean's largest protected reserve was part of the package, but the Italian government has blocked it

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Ajvar, photo by Ivo Danchev

Ajvar. A photo-recipe

In the Balkans it is a must. Ajvar is a sauce made of peppers. Many countries claim its origin, and many are the recipes. Here's one, based upon our journey in the Leskovac region of Southern Serbia. Photos by Ivo Danchev

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