Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries

in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication

News

07/07/2022
Cadiz, Spain. May 2022 - Small-scale fisheries are a key source of nutrition and employment in many Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as in the Southern European countries...
04/07/2022
The side-event titled ‘The future and ocean WE (ALL) want: Inclusion and integration for strong, sustainable and equitable blue economies’ was organised on 28th June 2022 at Trivoli Oriente Hotel,...
27/06/2022
  We interviewed UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, ambassador Peter Thomson to understand more about the importance of including people in the discussions related to the ocean and why small-scale...
24/06/2022
Hon Derek Klazen, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources launching Namibia’s National Plan of Action for Small Scale Fisheries on 09 June 2022 in Swakopmund, Erongo Region. ...
24/06/2022
Despite the availability of fish in Malawi, fish consumption per capita is still low at 11.6 kg in comparison to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended 17 kg. Fish, especially,...
13/06/2022
  “The science we need for the ocean we want”.  The proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2017 of a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade)...
30/05/2022
  The IYAFA 2022 UN Oceans side event will provide information to delegates to inform their deliberations on SDG 14.b in particular, but also on 14.4, while emphasizing interlinkages between Sustainable...
26/05/2022
The UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) provides an extraordinary opportunity for all to support achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an inclusive, collaborative, and coherent way. The UNDFF...
25/05/2022
In this interview professor Berkes talks about the opportunities and challenges small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers have when included in decision-making processes. He also highlights how participatory approaches...
25/05/2022
A national stakeholders and advocacy capacity-building workshop on the implementation of Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines in Nigeria was held between 9-11 May 2022, physically at the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus...
24/05/2022
©ICSF/TRAIPHOB SANGKUM ICSF is organizing four regional workshops and women’s exchanges in 2022 in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe in partnership with fishworker organizations. Its Asia Workshop, organized in...
29/04/2022
Press Brief: 26 April 2022 Webinar Talk Series - CAFI SSF Network- APRACA The webinar on “Role of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPO’s) in facilitating inclusive financial services for small-scale fisheries (SSF)”...
28/04/2022
Regarded as one of the main Brazilian public policies aimed at artisanal fishers, the Unemployment Insurance for Artisanal Fishers (Seguro-Desemprego do Pescador Artesanal), also known as Seguro-Defeso, acts both as...
27/04/2022
Women in the informal sector In Tunisia 32.4% of women and girls live in rural areas. They represent 50.4% of the total rural population (Government of Tunisia), therefore, they are considered...
27/04/2022
In Latin America there are various social protection mechanisms created by organizations of artisanal fishers and small-scale fish farmers, as a substitute response to the absence of official,...
26/04/2022
Pillar 3 of IYAFA’s Global Action Plan is on social sustainability and to raise awareness on the pillar, we sat down with Adriana Cadena Cancino to talk about...
25/04/2022
On Tuesday, April 5th, the First Meeting of the Inter-institutional Group on Social Protection for Fisheries and Aquaculture - GIPRO, was held. This group is made up of key public...
25/04/2022
The SocPro4Fish project is a component within the “Responsible use of fisheries and aquaculture resources for sustainable development” project funded by NORAD. The project component SocPro4Fish advocates for...
01/04/2022
Worldwide, women’s contribution to the fisheries sector has long been poorly documented and undervalued. Past policy and governance programs were largely centered around the notion that men participate in the...
30/03/2022
In September 2020, the Government of Namibia, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources committed to develop her National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) through implementing the...