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23 June, Lima/Quito/Rome - The ocean covers 70% of the Earth's surface, is home to 80% of life on the planet, generates 50% of the oxygen humans need, and absorbs 25% of the carbon dioxide we produce. This vast and diverse biosphere is critical to battling climate change and sustaining...
8 June 2022, Rome - World Oceans Day reminds us that the sea is a critical part of our planet's life support system, yet its health is in jeopardy due to climate change, pollution, and unsustainable practices such as overfishing.
Each year, global fisheries lose out on USD 83 billion in...
1 June, Quito/Rome - The FAO Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) has launched a series of workshops on its Fisheries Performance Assessment Toolkit (FPAT), which it developed and piloted in partnership with the University of Washington.
The first workshop took place in Manta, Ecuador from 24-27 May and is to be followed...
Group photo©FAO_Lala Ndiaye
24 May 2022, Dakar/Rome - The Coastal Fisheries Initiative in West Africa (CFI-WA) organized a regional exchange visit in which Senegal hosted women fish processors and sellers from Cabo Verde and Côte d'Ivoire from May 18 to 22.
The visit built on a series of national exchange visits...
Fishmongers, Senegal, 2019 ©FAO/John Wessels
10 May 2022, Dakar/Rome - The GEF-funded CFI-WA project is organizing a regional exchange visit during which Senegal will host women fish processors and sellers from Cabo Verde and Côte d'Ivoire from 18-22 May.
The visit takes place within the framework of the International Year of Artisanal...