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Book (series)ProceedingsAdapting to climate change: the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa region – Workshop Proceedings: FAO/WorldFish Workshop, Abbassa, Egypt, 10-12 November 2009 2011
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No results found.A workshop was held in December 2009 with Member Countries and with the purpose of: developing awareness among Member Countries and stakeholders of the need for the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture and of its implementation on the basis of the best available knowledge and information; strengthening capacity among the Near East and North Africa countries for planning and implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture; improving knowledge and awarene ss of the current and future implications of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture; and providing guidance on best practices for adaptive planning and management, and adaptive strategies in general, for coping with climate change. -
Book (series)ProceedingsThe potential of spatial planning tools to support the ecosystem approach to aquaculture. 2010
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No results found.Attention is presently turning to the processes, methods and tools that allow practical implementation of the ecosystem approach to aquaculture (EAA).This will require the use of various tools and methodologies, including environmental impact assessments and risk analysis. Ecosystem-based management involves a transition from traditional sector-by-sector planning and decision-making to the more holistic approach of integrated natural resource management at different scales and for ecosystems tha t cross administrative boundaries. An essential element for the implementation of the EAA will be the use of spatial planning tools including Geographic Information Systems, remote sensing and mapping for data management, analysis, modelling and decision-making. These proceedings focus on the status and process of implementing these tools which, in turn, necessitate the development of capacity building, training and promotion of spatial planning among decision-makers and technical staff. The doc ument is organized in two parts. The first, the workshop report, deals with the background of the EAA effort and the genesis of the workshop. Most importantly, it captures the salient contributions of participants from their formal presentations and general discussions. The main conclusions of a review of the status and potential of spatial planning tools, decisionmaking and modelling in implementing the EAA are also included. The review itself, along with an abstract, forms the second part. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAquaculture zoning, site selection and area management under the ecosystem approach to aquaculture. Full document 2017
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No results found.The ecosystem approach to aquaculture provides the conceptual guideline to spatial planning and management. This publication describes the three major steps in spatial planning and management, namely, zoning, site selection and design of an aquaculture management area, or AMA. The rationale for and objectives of each step, the ways (methodologies) to implement it, and the means (tools) that are available to enable a methodology are described in a stepwise fashion. Recommendations to practitioner s and policy-makers are provided. A separate policy brief accompanies this paper. The benefits from spatial planning and management are numerous and include higher productivity and returns for investors, and more effective mitigation of environmental, economic and social risks, the details of which are provided in this paper. This publication is organized in two parts. Part one is the “Guidance”; it is the main body of the document and describes the processes and steps for spatial planning, incl uding aquaculture zoning, site selection and area management. Part two of the publication includes six annexes that present key topics, including: (i) binding and non-legally binding international instruments, which set the context for sustainable national aquaculture; (ii) biosecurity zoning; (iii) aquaculture certification and zonal management; (iv) an overview of key tools and models that can be used to facilitate and inform the spatial planning process; (v) case studies from ten countries – Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, the Philippines, Turkey, Uganda and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and (vi) a workshop report. The country case studies illustrate key aspects of the implementation of spatial planning and management at the national level, but mostly within local contexts. Take-home messages include the ways in which institutional, legal and policy issues are addressed to implement the process, or parts of the process. The foll owing complementary information is available:
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Book (series)FlagshipEl estado de los bosques del mundo 2020
Los bosques, la biodiversidad y las personas
2020A medida que finaliza el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Biodiversidad 2011-2020 y los países se preparan para adoptar un marco de biodiversidad posterior a 2020, esta edición de El estado de los bosques del mundo (SOFO) examina las contribuciones de los bosques, y de las personas que los utilizan y los gestionan, a la conservación y el uso sostenible de la biodiversidad. Los bosques cubren poco más del 30% de la superficie terrestre mundial, sin embargo, son el hábitat de la gran mayoría de las especies de plantas y animales terrestres conocidas por la ciencia. Desafortunadamente, los bosques y la biodiversidad que en ellos habita continúan amenazados debido a las acciones para convertir la tierra en agricultura y también a los niveles insostenibles de explotación, en gran parte ilegal. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2020 evalúa el progreso hasta la fecha en el cumplimiento de los objetivos y metas mundiales relacionados con la biodiversidad forestal y examina la efectividad de las políticas, acciones y enfoques, tanto en términos de resultados de conservación como de desarrollo sostenible. Una serie de estudios de casos proporcionan ejemplos de prácticas innovadoras que combinan la conservación y el uso sostenible de la biodiversidad forestal para crear soluciones equilibradas para las personas y el planeta. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileThe economic lives of smallholder farmers 2015
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No results found.Based on an innovative smallholder-specific dataset, this report illustrates the lives of smallholder farmers in nine developing and emerging countries, using economics to analyze data from rural household surveys. It examines different dimensions of smallholders’ lives: their farm and families; their production and the inputs they use for it; their work both on- and off-farm; their income and how it is made up; their consumption; and, their participation in markets. Smallholders choose how to live their lives. But these choices are both constrained and inter-dependent. The report synthesizes the information from the data together with those from the literature to focus on what smallholders choose and why. -
NewsletterNewsletterFAO Aquaculture Newsletter, October 2020 - No. 62 2020
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No results found.FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (FAN) is issued two times a year in the form of printed newsletter by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. It presents articles and views from the FAO aquaculture programme and highlights various aspects of aquaculture as seen from the perspective of both headquarters and the field programme. This issue contains highlights of FAO work around the world, particularly articles that present FAO's work in response to COVID-19, including gender dimensions of COVID-19 on women and fisheries. Updates from around the world, including new developments in Bahrain Emirates and Bahrain, support to a recirculating aquaculture project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, establishment of demonstration sites in Morocco for marine cage farming, and creation of employment opportunities through sustainable aquaculture development activities targeted at youth in Côte d’Ivoire. The impacts of COVID-19 serve a as a stark reminder of the need for aquaculture to be resilient to all types of shocks and to be prepared to manage future disasters. Two articles from the Latin America and Caribbean region highlight FAO’s work in rebuilding a prawn hatchery in Dominica and supporting diversification and adaptation in Chile to the impacts of climate change. Relatedly, a thematic article focuses on how adaptation of the seaweed sector in Zanzibar holds lessons for us all. The importance of communication of the positive aspects of aquaculture is examined in an article from the European region, underscoring the importance of social licence and acceptability for the sustainable development of aquaculture. And while many of us are aware of the importance of fish to healthy diets, we also look at a success story of using fish in school feeding programmes, and how improved nutrition can have direct positive impacts on children’s education and quality of life. We also take this opportunity to update our readers on the important continuing work towards the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture and the Global Information System on Farmed Types of Aquatic Genetic Resources. FAO is also planning for the future, and provides updates on the Global Conference on Aquaculture, as well as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture.