In June 2018, the National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO) organized a training for around 40 representative of small-scale fisheries organizations from different regions of the country, in Negombo, Sri Lanka. During the workshop, FAO and NAFSO reaffirmed the importance of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) and the SSF Guidelines for...

Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), in collaboration with the World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers (WFF) and local organizations representing traditional communities of small-scale fishers, forest workers, farmers and women’s groups in Tanzania organized a 3-day training workshop in Dodoma, Tanzania. The issues discussed by the participants regarding...

To commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT), FAO, organized a technical thematic forum from 5-6 October 2017. A dedicated session on fisheries was held with the objective of exploring how the VGGT can be used in tangible terms to address some of...