First Virtual Regional Training Workshop on the use of Legislative Guide and Diagnostic Tool for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
08-11 February 2021: the first virtual regional training workshop on the use of the Legislative Guide and the Legal Diagnostic Tool for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries was held as part of the collaboration between LEGN, the Fisheries Policy, Economics and Institutions Branch of FAO (NFIF) and the Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) Programme. Over 40 representatives from the national fisheries authorities of 3 countries (Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal) participated in the workshop.
The aim of this workshop was to improve the knowledge of participants on the implementation of the SSF Guidelines through the development of appropriate policy and legal frameworks, to train them on how to use the SSF Legislative Guide and the SSF Legal Diagnostic Tool for this purpose, and to promote discussions on the completion of the SSF Guidelines Legal Checklist.