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Now online: “Livelihoods of small-scale fishers along the Nile River in Sudan” - A FAO Small-Scale Family Farming Regional Initiative study
16/10/2017
This study is the result of a socio-economic livelihoods and food security assessment of fisher households along the Nile River in Sudan, conducted in October 2015, the analysis of the...
Fisheries dedicated session in the context of the thematic forum for the 5-year celebration of the Tenure Guidelines
05/10/2017
To commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT), FAO, organized a technical thematic forum from 5-6 October 2017. A dedicated session on fisheries...
Call for good practices in the use of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Right to Adequate Food
02/10/2017
The Committee on World Food Security invites you to share experiences and good practices on the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Right to Adequate Food in...
Scholarships for the International Course: "Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of Fishing for Indigenous Peoples of Central America"
30/08/2017
The Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC), through its flagship program Indigenous Intercultural University, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries
29/08/2017
The document Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development: A handbook was developed based on a participatory process and following a series of regional consultations on the implementation of the...
Latin America and the Caribbean creates the world's first model law on small-scale fisheries
21/07/2017
Latin American and Caribbean Parliament passed a law that provides guidelines and recommendations to countries in the region to strengthen small-scale fishing.
The model law is a legal framework reference that...
National decree calls upon Costa Rican institutions to support small-scale fisher organizations
07/08/2015
The Costa Rican government showed keenness to implement the SSF Guidelines from day one by signing a national decree that called upon Costa Rican institutions to support small-scale fisher organizations and the Costa Rican...