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ProjectFactsheetAdvancing Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management in Bangladesh through Electronic Registration, Monitoring and Information Systems - UTF/BGD/081/BGD 2024
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No results found.Fisheries play a crucial role in Bangladesh's food supply, food security and economy, supporting millions of fishers and stakeholders along the production chain. Over the past decade, the sector has consistently contributed around four percent to the gross domestic product, with a significant export value of close to USD 638 million, making it the second largest foreign currency earner after the garment industry and employing approximately eleven percent of the population. Up to 60 percent of all animal protein consumed in the country comes from fish, making Bangladesh one of the highest fish consumers globally and emphasizing its importance in the country’s diet and economy. This technical assistance project was implemented as part of a financial agreement between the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank under the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management Project, supporting the MoFL in enhancing marine fisheries management by introducing catch and effort monitoring systems, as well as an online electronic registration and licensing system. -
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.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureInternational Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG Rev. 1, 2013)
Adopted by the CWP at the 25th Session, Rome 2016
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