Hon Derek Klazen, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources launching Namibia’s National Plan of Action for Small Scale Fisheries on 09 June 2022 in Swakopmund, Erongo Region. The Government of Namibia, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources launched Namibia’s National Plan of Action for Small-Scale...

  “The science we need for the ocean we want”.  The proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2017 of a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) from 2021 to 2030 underscores the priority UN Member States place on achieving ocean sustainability, and their conviction that science...

  The IYAFA 2022 UN Oceans side event will provide information to delegates to inform their deliberations on SDG 14.b in particular, but also on 14.4, while emphasizing interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goal 14 and other Goals towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It will provide an opportunity to leverage...

The UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) provides an extraordinary opportunity for all to support achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an inclusive, collaborative, and coherent way. The UNDFF supports the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) in its quest to give small-scale producers the attention...

In this interview professor Berkes talks about the opportunities and challenges small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers have when included in decision-making processes. He also highlights how participatory approaches connect to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and explains why the SSF Guidelines should be seen as guiding...