After the successful inception workshop to launch the Project “Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods”, the collaboration between FAO and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique to enhance the fisheries sector in the [...more]

Virtual meeting, 31 May and 2 June 2022 Fisheries are often central to the achievement of economic, social and environmental development goals, especially for island nations, where marine resources have been a cornerstone in their societies for millennia. In Cabo [...more]

Ponta do Ouro, the Republic of Mozambique, 13–14 June 2022  The two-day meeting is intended to bring together all stakeholders representing various interests around fisheries co-management in the Republic of Mozambique to review, discuss and validate the results of the feasibility [...more]

Hybrid meeting, Kigali, the Republic of Rwanda, 8–10 June 2022  Aquaculture has seen tremendous growth over the past few decades demonstrating its crucial role in providing food, nutrition, income and livelihoods globally. Nevertheless, increasing population, climate change, production intensification and resources overexploitation [...more]

Hybrid meeting, 31 May - 2 June 2022 The SVC4SIDS project aims at enhancing the value chains of high-value species, to improve market efficiency and strengthen business performance. Special attention is paid to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to account [...more]

Hybrid meeting, Tarawa, Kiribati, 18 March 2022 Fisheries are vital to the economies and food security of many Pacific island nations, supporting livelihoods and providing an important source of protein and micronutrients in diets. As part of its work to [...more]

The ocean surrounding Kiribati is a precious source for the population livelihoods: it provides employment, source of income and healthy food. Kiribati has one of the highest per capita consumption of fish in the world with around 77 kg/capita. In [...more]

Fisheries co-management is a powerful tool to protect our oceans and improve livelihoods. Check this video to see why The Republic of Korea and FAO are working to improve it.

Project “Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods” Virtual meeting, Maputo, the Republic of Mozambique, 22 December 2021 The five-year FAO project “Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods” aims at improving [...more]

Down the coast of Southeastern Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Mozambique has the geographic potential to develop its economy, reduce poverty and improve livelihoods from aquatic resources. Mozambique has a coastline of 2 470 km (one of [...more]