The GEF Coastal Fisheries Initiative-West Africa project is holding its inception meeting this week from September 19-21 in Dakar, Senegal.This FAO-led project involving Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal aims to deliver sustainable environmental, social and economic benefits in these three West African countries through good governance, correct incentives and...

FAO estimates that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors support the livelihoods of 10-12% of the global population. Fisheries will play an important role to play in achieving the objectives of Agenda 2030, particularly in ending poverty and achieving Zero Hunger. Yet as this increased demand for fish competes with instances of...

At Vitorchiano, a small village north of Rome, Italy, forty stakeholders – representing governments, fisherfolk organizations, academia, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and international organizations, including FAO, the World Bank, the United Nations Environment Fund (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Conservation International, and the World Fund for Nature...

2 December 2015, Abidjan - Globally, more than 40 percent of the population lives within 100 km of the coast. For coastal communities along western Africa, oceans are central to the lives of those residents – providing incomes and livelihoods to fishers and those working in related industries and serving...