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23/ 7
2018
25/7
2018
West and Central Africa Regional Consultation for developing a regional small-scale fisheries action plan for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines within the African Union policy framework
23/07/2018 - 25/07/2018
"The development of voluntary guidelines to ensure the sustainability of small-scale fisheries and their enhancement in a food security context are initiatives that secure the sustainable use of resources for all the small-scale...
11/ 7
2018
Informal meeting on the Global Strategic Framework in Support of the Implementation of the SSF Guidelines (SSF-GSF)
11/07/2018
During the third day of COFI, an informal meeting on the SSF-GSF took place in FAO Headquarters. In 2016, the FAO Committee on Fisheries welcomed the development a Global Strategic...
9/ 7
2018
Side event on the importance of small-scale fisheries
09/07/2018
The side event that took place during the first day of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) presented the ongoing work to improve the knowledge of the small-scale fisheries sector's contributions....
9/ 7
2018
13/7
2018
FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
09/07/2018 - 13/07/2018
760 delegates from member countries, international non-governmental organizations and partners gathered in Rome for the 33rd session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI), which meets every two years to discuss...
9/ 7
2018
13/7
2018
FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) - Thirty-third Session
09/07/2018 - 13/07/2018
The Committee on Fisheries (COFI), is the only global inter-governmental forum where major international fisheries and aquaculture problems and issues are examined and recommendations addressed to governments, regional fishery bodies,...
18/ 6
2018
21/6
2018
SSF Guidelines/VGGT Training Workshop in Brazil
18/06/2018 - 21/06/2018
Movimento dos pescadores e pescadoras artesanais (MPP), in collaboration with the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), other organizations representing traditional small-scale fisheries communities in Brazil and guests from WFFP member countries...
11/ 6
2018
14/6
2018
SSF Guidelines/VGGT Training Workshop in Sri Lanka
11/06/2018 - 14/06/2018
In June 2018, the National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO) organized a training for around 40 representative of small-scale fisheries organizations from different regions of the country, in Negombo, Sri Lanka. During...
1/ 6
2018
Capacity development activities for SSF civil society organizations on the SSF Guidelines and VGGT
01/06/2018
Three workshops took place in Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Brazil. The 3-day training workshops are based on the learning guide “Putting the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure and the SSF Guidelines into practice:...
30/ 5
2018
1/6
2018
SSF Guidelines/VGGT Training Workshop in Tanzania
30/05/2018 - 01/06/2018
Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), in collaboration with the World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers (WFF) and local organizations representing traditional communities of small-scale fishers, forest workers,
23/ 5
2018
Small-scale fisheries protocol adopted in the Caribbean region
23/05/2018
The 12th Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has adopted the Protocol on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries as the first protocol under the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP). It integrates the
5/ 4
2018
Roundtable to discuss the VGGT and the relevance for Ghana’s fisheries sector
05/04/2018
On 5 April, the roundtable organized, as part of the transversal support provided to the EU Land Governance Programme, brought together decision-makers and key stakeholders to explore how implementation of...
15/ 2
2018
16/2
2018
Capacity support towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in Tanzania - Inception workshop
15/02/2018 - 16/02/2018
FAO signed an agreement with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development “Provision of Capacity support towards the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small- Scale Fisheries in...
15/ 2
2018
16/2
2018
Inception workshop – towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in Tanzania
15/02/2018 - 16/02/2018
The inception workshop kick-started the development of a National Plan of Action for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines. Over 50 people attended the workshop, representing national and local government, small-scale...
29/ 1
2018
2/2
2018
Atelier sur le Plaidoyer des Pêcheurs Artisans de l’Océan Indien et Assemblée Générale de la Fédération des Pêcheurs Artisans de l'Océan Indien (FPAOI)
29/01/2018 - 02/02/2018
La Fédération des Pêcheurs Artisans de l’Océan Indien (FPAOI) a vu le jour il y a deux ans après un long processus de consultation appuyé notamment par la Commission de...
11/ 1
2018
12/1
2018
CAOPA national workshop to support implementation of SSF Guidelines in Africa
11/01/2018 - 12/01/2018
The objective of the workshop organized by the African Confederation of Professional Organizations for Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) was to discuss and validate a participatory approach for the establishment of a...
28/ 11
2017
29/11
2017
Training workshop: Exploring SDG 14.b and its proposed indicator 14.b.1
28/11/2017 - 29/11/2017
The workshop brought together 17 external participants representing governments, regional organizations and small-scale fisheries civil society organizations (CSO), as well as FAO staff. The workshop used several different types of...
13/ 10
2017
CFS44 side events on the right to adequate food – SDGs and small-scale fisheries: meeting commitments and realizing the right to adequate food
13/10/2017
The third side event of CFS44 explored the linkages between small-scale fisheries and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the realization of the right to food, as well as the...
12/ 9
2017
13/9
2017
First meeting of the Working Group on Small-Scale and Recreational fisheries (WGSSF)
12/09/2017 - 13/09/2017
The Working Group on Small-Scale and Recreational Fisheries (WGSSF) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) was held on 12-13 September 2017 at the FAO headquarters in Rome,...
5/ 9
2017
7/9
2017
EXPERT WORKSHOP - Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: Towards monitoring progress of applying the SSF Guidelines
05/09/2017 - 07/09/2017
Concept note
4/ 9
2017
8/9
2017
4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress - IMPAC 4
04/09/2017 - 08/09/2017
The Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC4, with the motto Marine Protected Areas: Bringing the people and ocean together, will focus on the need to highlight the intricate nature...