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ProjectProgramme / project reportImproving Food Security and Reducing Poverty of Poor Fisheries-Dependent Coastal Communities in South West Indian Ocean - GCP/SFS/005/SWE 2025
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In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, fisheries operating from the coastal zones are of high social and economic importance, representing over 70 percent of the fisheries in the region. Small-scale fisheries are the backbone of many coastal communities’ livelihoods. However, it is estimated that around 40 percent of the fish stocks targeted by these fishers in the WIO region are unsustainably exploited. It is thought that direct and indirect employment exceeds one million fish workers, including a significant proportion of women and youth. The capacity to address unsustainable exploitation of valuable marine resources within a fisheries management framework is still very limited in the region. Besides the root causes of vulnerability, governance processes in the region have fallen short in dealing with the complexities of coastal and ocean ecosystems management. Weaknesses in policy and legislative frameworks, limited institutional capacities, and inadequate financial resources and mechanisms all contribute to poor governance of coastal and marine resources in the region. Against this background, the main purpose of the project was to strengthen collaboration between fisheries and environment management to more effectively address areas of joint concern, in order to improve food security, resilience and participation in poor fisheries-dependent coastal communities in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO). -
ProjectFactsheetImplementing Recommendations to Strengthen and Enhance Tonga’s Special Management Area (SMA) Programme towards Better-Managed Coastal Fisheries Resources and Empowered, Food Secure Communities - TCP/TON/3603 (Phase I) and TCP/TON/3801 (Phase II) 2024
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No results found.Coastal fisheries are vital to the livelihoods and economy of Tonga. However, dwindling coastal fisheries resources have raised concerns among coastal communities highlighting the need to better manage these resources. In 2006, Tonga introduced the community-based Special Management Area (SMA) programme, which aimed to strengthen the management of these resources. A decade later, the Tonga Government requested FAO to review the SMA's effectiveness, which led to the identification of priority issues and recommendations for improvement. In collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries (MoF), Phase I of this project was designed to address technical gaps identified during the review, streamline the SMA programme and empower food-secure communities with the goal of achieving a more cost-effective and efficient SMA programme. However, the project’s implementation encountered challenges, which halted the original plans. In response, Phase II was established to continue the implementation of the project activities, including completing the SMA manual and training MoF staff and local communities. -
Book (stand-alone)GuidelineReport of Capacity development Workshop on the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication for Indigenous Peoples of Central America 2019
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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 are a main source of income. In Central America the situation is not different: today indigenous peoples live in more than 75% of the marine-coastal zones of the Caribbean Sea and extensive areas adjacent to continental waters and the Pacific Ocean, and have in fishing their main incomes. Precisely these areas present the highest indicators of poverty and malnutrition in the region. Taking this context into account, FAO and FILAC joined forces to promote the implementation of the voluntary guidelines for the sustainability of small-scale fisheries (DV-PPE) in the context of food security and the eradication of poverty. They organized the international course "Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of Small Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and the Eradication of Poverty for Indigenous Peoples of Central America". During the course, government representatives, indigenous leaders and indigenous fishermen from six countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua) gathered to learn, share, advocate, dialogue and build a roadmap to implement in their countries.
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