25 January, Rome - Fishing community representatives and stakeholders from Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru and Senegal met to compare notes and learn from each other during a four-day global exchange visit held in the city of Tumbes, Peru, from 29 November-2 December 2022. The event organized by the...

14 November 2022, Rome - The GEF-funded Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) is organizing a global exchange visit in which Peru will host fishing community members from Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia and Senegal from 29 November-2 December. Participants will include fishers and fish workers, private sector actors, government representatives, and...

31 August, Washington, DC - The World Bank Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Challenge Fund (CFI-CF) today announced the winners of its competition for collaborative solutions to overfishing. They demonstrate the power of collaboration between seafood value chain actors with common goals. The competition sought applicants from Cabo Verde, Ecuador, Indonesia...

Manta pole and line tuna fishers ©Gustavo Crespo/Conservation International Ecuador 19 August, Manta - A group of artisanal fishers saw years of effort crowned with success when the Ecuadorian Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries and Conservation International Ecuador (CI-Ecuador) delivered a Fair Trade Certification to the Asociación Cañeros...

Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary, Peru, July 2021 ©FAO, UNDP Peru 26 July, Abidjan/Dakar/Lima/Quito/Rome - Mangrove forests are vital to communities living along the coasts of Africa, Asia and Latin America: they are a haven for many crustaceans, fish and mollusk species, providing food and livelihoods for fishers and fish workers...