Meaningful progress has been made in improving social protection coverage in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region, resulting in both better fisher resilience and fisheries management. Over the past decade, the importance of advancing social development for fishers in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region has become more prominent than ever....

Coastal ecosystems and their diverse biodiversity are under threat due to the impacts of global climate change, specifically due to rising sea levels. Mangroves, crucial as socio-ecological systems, play a vital role in combating climate change, safeguarding coastlines, and sustaining the livelihoods of coastal communities.

Social protection schemes in the Eastern Caribbean’s small-scale fisheries can be enhanced.  Spanning around three million sq km, the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) is a complex mosaic of maritime jurisdictions. It surrounds nearly 30 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with diverse ecological, socio-economic, cultural and geo-political characteristics. Providing a single...

La Representación de la FAO en Chile, conjuntamente con la Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) y el Proyecto +Bosques, tienen el agrado de invitarles a participar en el curso de autoaprendizaje “Cambio Climático: Desafíos en Áreas Silvestres Protegidas”. El curso nos invita a reconocer los elementos clave a nivel teórico y práctico...

Subsistence hunting has sustained human populations in New Guinea for millennia, without seriously affecting the highest levels of biodiversity on Earth. Recent changes to hunting practices, demographic, social and economic context and the introduction of large exotic species has significantly altered the dynamic of hunting and its potential effects in...

Five members of the Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) talk about various policies and initiatives to empower small-scale fishing communities in Uganda. Does the Government of Uganda pay due attention to social and economic development to empower small-scale fishing communities? How? The Government of Uganda has made strides to put in place...

Research has shown that plant waste and spent growing media can harbour pests and pathogens, including quarantine-regulated species such as Phytophthora ramorum. These organisms have the potential to spread from untreated waste piles to cultivated plants and the wider environment. This guidance aims to help the horticultural sector understand and...

Costa Rica needs to adopt a human rights approach and promote community governance of the sea, while strengthening local and indigenous communities’ diverse organizational structures. Costa Rica has never conducted a fisheries census. For this reason, the country lacks official information on the precise number of people working in fisheries, or...

Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

The Latin American and Caribbean Workshop on IYAFA 2022 issued a global Call for Action for sustainable and equitable small-scale fisheries.  A tourist village in Cananeia city in the south coast of the Sao Paulo state in Brazil hosted 45 fishermen, fisherwomen and supporters from 16 different countries on 2-5 November...

In agreements made through the United Nations, countries around the world have committed themselves to curbing the drastic loss of biodiversity on our planet. Agroecology could play a key role and combine sustainable agriculture with biodiversity protection. An interview with Dr John Garcia Ulloa from Biovision about major challenges and...

En este informe se profundiza en las 14 experiencias presentadas durante la segunda edición de la Feria FAO Transforma para que los equipos interesados en incorporar buenas prácticas o lecciones aprendidas de estas iniciativas puedan acceder a esta información de forma sistematizada y detallada. En el presente documento se consolida...

The database SSF-LEX provides detailed information on the legal and policy frameworks governing small-scale fisheries across several countries.  The 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) is just the occasion to celebrate and highlight SSF-LEX,...

As an informed farmer looking to integrate Euphorbia tirucalli, aka pencil euphorbia, into your pest management strategy, you’re likely well aware of the challenges termites pose to your crops. These pests can devastate agricultural productivity, prompting the need for effective and sustainable control methods. Euphorbia tirucalli, known for its termite-repellent properties, offers an...

La ganadería camélida es una práctica extensiva tradicional y ancestral que data de tiempos prehispánicos. El manejo sostenible de esta práctica, desarrollada por las comunidades indígenas en el territorio Altoandino, busca preservar los recursos naturales y promover la subsistencia de las comunidades locales contribuyendo a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria....

A comprehensive approach through insurance programmes to protecting small-scale fisheries and fisherfolk from the increasing risks that result from climate change.  The World Risk Report 2020 identifies the Pacific as a hotspot for climate change and disaster risk. Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Kiribati are listed in...

La agricultura sostenible tiene como objetivo reducir el impacto sobre el medio ambiente, ser justa y social y económicamente viable para las familias campesinas. A su vez, el algodón sostenible busca una producción con las mejores prácticas desde una perspectiva ambiental, con uso eficiente del agua, fertilizantes, pesticidas, reducción de...

China increasingly engages in environmental diplomacy through South-South cooperation across the developing world. Since 2019, the rise of the discourse of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) within this cooperation has been exponential. Coined just over ten years ago, NbS refers to the underexplored potential of leveraging the natural world to address socio-environmental...

The Sankofa Project seeks to investigate the gendered socio-economic effects of the fisheries closure in four coastal regions of Ghana to understand how the policy affects communities. A research project was launched in Ghana to focus on equitable, inclusive and sustainable fisheries management. Titled Creating Synergies between Indigenous Practices and Scientific...

Yemaya No. 69, dated June 2024, features articles from Barbados, India, Spain, a regional study focusing on Kenya, Sri Lanka and Cambodia  and Women in Fisheries Action plans from ICSF’s IYAFA workshops  from Asia, Africa, Europe and  Latin America and the Caribbean  Islands. A series of regional workshops were held through...