Artisanal fishers in Cabo Verde ©FAO 25 March, Rome - A holistic approach that addresses gender, marine conservation, governance and private investments can ensure prosperous coastal communities that live in balance with their environment, participants heard at the FAO Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) fourth annual Global Partnership Consultation, which ran from...

Artisanal fishing boats in São Pedro, Cabo Verde, 07 February 2020©FAO 16 March, Rome - FAO has published a landmark new Policy and Legal Diagnostic Tool to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). Elaborated by...

Mrs Mariama Dieng, Dionewar, Senegal, 24 February 2022 ©FAO/Lala Ndiaye 8 March, Dakar/Praia/Rome - Mrs Mariama Dieng, 40, manages a shrimp and shellfish processing unit on the island of Dionewar, in Senegal's Sine Saloum Delta. She quit school at age 20, and started working two years later. Married to a seaman who...

20 January 2022, Washington/Rome —The World Bank Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Challenge Fund (CFI-CF) is launching a competition to seek collaborative solutions to reduce overfishing by supporting coordination among fishers and collaboration across seafood value chains. The competition seeks innovative solutions that promote the productive and sustainable use and management of...

Coastal and small-scale fisheries contribute significantly to the food security and nutrition of many millions of people in West Africa. By strengthening this crucial role, important headway can be made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals  Rome, 17 August 2021. The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) West Africa project, the EAF-NANSEN Programme...