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The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day every year on 8 June. Many countries have celebrated this special day since 1992, following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as of 2009, 8 June would...
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Contents of the May 2019 issue:
Figuring out 'Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures'
Expert workshop on Guidelines for micro-finance, credit and insurance for small-scale fisheries in Asia
Workshop to strengthen small-scale fisheries organisations in Morocco
Indian fishworker women discussed gender issues in the primary and post-harvest sector
1st Global Planning Meeting in preparation for the UN...
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Tool under way to capacitate fisherfolk organisations – inception workshop in Trinidad and Tobago
23/05/2019 - 24/05/2019 Trinidad and Tobago
23/05/2019 - 24/05/2019 Trinidad and Tobago

A number of actors have partnered up to develop a tool which can help in understanding how fisherfolk organisations self-govern and help identify areas for improvement and capacity building within the organisation. As part of this project, a two-day inception and training workshop was held in Trinidad and Tobago in...
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Expert workshop on Guidelines for micro-finance, credit and insurance for small-scale fisheries in Asia
07/05/2019 - 09/05/2019 Bangkok, Thailand
07/05/2019 - 09/05/2019 Bangkok, Thailand

Thirty-two rural finance and fisheries experts from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, UK, Canada and the USA met to discuss ways to improve access to financial services for small-scale fishers in Asia. The expert workshop, organized by the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) in close collaboration...
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Figuring out 'Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures' (OECMs)
07/05/2019 - 10/05/2019 Rome, Italy
07/05/2019 - 10/05/2019 Rome, Italy

There is much discussion around the world about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) – put in place by countries to protect certain areas of the ocean (and the equivalent for inland waters), and to meet 'Aichi target 11' of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Target 11 is not only about...
