Генеральная ассамблея ООН провозгласила 2022 год Международным годом кустарного рыболовства и аквакультуры (МГКРА–2022). Ведущая роль в проведении МГКРА–2022 отводится ФАО, которая намерена сотрудничать с соответствующими учреждениями и структурами системы Организации Объединенных Наций. Проведение МГКРА–2022 – это важный акт признания миллионов [...]

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This document summarizes research on the intersection of gender and wild-caught fisheries, exploring the ways in which fisheries offer important entry points to enhance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment while also contributing to more effective interventions and more sustainable [...]

This is a summary in Garifuna of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. It has been prepared by CoopeSoliDar in collaboration with LARECOTURH. Download

Despite their vital role in contribution to food security and nutrition, poverty eradication, equitable development and sustainable resource utilisation, small-scale fisheries continue to be marginalised. This imbalance is directly addressed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through the Sustainable [...]

For centuries, fishing has been an activity of great importance for indigenous peoples. They inhabit and relate to water ecosystems, which conserve their cultural heritage, food sovereignty (the right to access healthy and culturally appropriate food) and in many cases [...]

Through the FAO Umbrella Programme for the promotion and application of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (FAO SSF Umbrella Programme), we raise awareness about challenges and opportunities in [...]

The workshop on “Exploring the human rights-based approach in the context of the implementation and monitoring of the SSF Guidelines” explored what the human rights-based approach (HRBA) means within the context of small-scale fisheries in general and the thematic areas [...]

The FAO/CECAF Working Group for artisanal fisheries was created during the fifteenth session of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) which was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 1 to 3 November 2000. This document reports on the [...]

The Expert Workshop on Guidelines for Micro-finance, Credit and Insurance for Small-scale Fisheries in Asia was held in Bangkok, Thailand in the period 7-9 May 2019. Rural finance, insurance and fisheries experts from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, [...]