Regional policy refers to the various strategies and measures implemented to address regional inequality and promote balanced development among different regions. These policies can include supply-side interventions, growth pole strategies, infrastructure development, self-organizing initiatives, and suprastructure support to foster regional growth and competitiveness. (P. Nijkamp, M. Abreu, Regional Development Theory, Editor(s): Rob Kitchin, Nigel Thrift,
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Elsevier, 2009, Pages 202-207, ISBN 9780080449104, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00869-5)
Commercially important species in the order Decapoda, and families Nephropidae, Palinuridae or Scyllaridae or other important economic taxonomic families. (Code of practice for fish and fishery products, FAO 2012, https://www.fao.org/3/i2382e/I2382E.pdf)
Level of administration below the national government within a particular sovereign state, geographically localised and with limited powers (e.g. county councils, borough councils, municipalities, departments, districts). (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
