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Fisheries Learning Exchanges: A short guide to best practice
15/11/2018
A handbook providing guidance on developing, implementing, evaluating and sustaining fisheries learning exchanges.
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High-level meeting on SSF in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
25/09/2018
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a "High-level Conference on Sustainable...
UN declares 2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
06/06/2018
On 5 December 2017, the UN General Assembly declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen...
E-learning course: SDG Indicator 14.b.1 - Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries
01/06/2018
In November 2017, FAO has released an e-learning course designed to support countries in their data collection, analysis and reporting of SDG Indicator 14.b.1 - Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: "Progress...
3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress: call for abstracts
15/02/2018
The 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress (3WSFC), which will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on October 22nd-26th, 2018, is now calling for abstracts.
The 3WSFC is a transdisciplinary forum for...
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...