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Indigenous women lead research on artisanal fisheries in the Colombian Amazon
26/08/2022
Written by Liseth Escobar- FAO’s Indigenous Peoples Unite. Inputs from Lilia Java, Indigenous leader of the Tikuna, Cocama and Yagua Indigenous Territory.
In the south of the Colombian Amazon, along the...
IYAFA: Interview with Zoila Bustamante Cardenas, President of the Latin American Union of Artisanal Fisheries and of the Confederation National Association of Artisanal Fishermen of Chile (CONAPACH)
26/07/2022
In this interview, Zoila Bustamante Cardenas, a fisherwoman from Chile, explains the fundamental role associations, organisations and fisherfolk groups have to increase the resilience of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture.
The..
Global insurance experiences to increase small-scale aquaculture resilience
15/07/2022
The FAO supported initiative, Global Network for Capacity Building to Increase Access of Small-Scale Fisheries to Financial Services (CAFI-SSF) in association with Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) organ
2022 Ocean Conference side event | Small in scale, big in value: Stocktaking, partnerships, and solutions in support of small-scale fisheries
12/07/2022
Lisbon, 27 June 2022 – The side event dedicated to the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022 at the 2022 UN Oceans Conference brought together different stakeholders...
FAO takes the opportunity at the 2022 Ocean Dialogue to highlight the high vulnerability of small-scale fishers and fish farmers to climate change
12/07/2022
Climate change is impacting food production from freshwater, coastal and open ocean marine ecosystems, and small-scale fishing and fish farming communities in developing countries are among the most vulnerable. In...
Representatives from national small-scale fisheries organizations from the Latin America and Caribbean region established an Ibero-American Network of Artisanal Small-Scale Fisheries
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...
Advancing inclusive, sustainable and equitable blue economies at the UN Ocean Conference
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,...
IYAFA: Interview with Ambassador Peter Thomson, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, on the occasion of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
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...
Namibia launches national plan of action for Small-Scale Fisheries (2022 TO 2026)
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. ...
Promoting fish recipes for better nutrition in Malawi
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,...
Ocean Decade launches new Call for Decade Actions during the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022)
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)...
IYAFA 2022 | Small in scale, big in value: Stocktaking, partnerships and solutions in support of small-scale fisheries
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...
The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) and the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF): an opportunity for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture producers to amplify their voices
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...
IYAFA 2022: Interview with Fikret Berkes, Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, on the importance of Governance to small-scale fisheries and aquaculture
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...
Summary of activities from the three-day hybrid national stakeholders and advocacy capacity building workshop on awareness for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in Nigeria
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...
ICSF's IYAFA 2022 Asia Workshop: Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-scale Fisheries
24/05/2022
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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...
Role of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPO’s) in facilitating inclusive financial services for small-scale fisheries (SSF)
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)”...
Impact evaluation of the fishers’ unemployment insurance in Brazil
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...
Autogenous social protection mechanisms in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in Latin America
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,...
Decent work in Tunisia: women in small-scale fisheries
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...