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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureJoining forces in the fisheries sector: Promoting safety, decent work and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
Outcomes of the Gulf of Guinea Regional Technical Seminar Accra, Ghana, 8-11 October 2019
2020Also available in:
The brochure presents the outcomes of the regional technical seminar on safety, working conditions and IUU fishing for the West Central Gulf of Guinea. The meeting was organized by the FAO, the Apostleship of the Sea and the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in October 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The objectives of the seminar were to identify and discuss measures and actions to increase awareness on the protection of human rights in the fishing sector along with the main international legal frameworks covering the issue; promote increased cooperation among responsible international agencies like FAO, IMO, ILO and UNODC and related regional and national authorities; increase political commitment and the development of regional/national actions and measures to fight labour abuses and IUU fishing in the fishing sector; and identify possible ways of inter‐agency collaboration and future actions by concerned stakeholders. Participants were experts from the West Central Gulf of Guinea region (Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria) on matters of fisheries, labour, safety, human trafficking, human rights and small-scale fisheries. In total 45 specialists from faith-based organizations, trade unions, government agencies and international organizations (ILO, IMO, UNODC) participated in the meeting and adopted the Accra Call for Action. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookJoining forces in the fisheries sector: Promoting safety, decent work and the fight against IUU fishing
Outcomes from the Manila Regional Technical Seminar
2019Also available in:
No results found.This brief presents the “Manila Call for Action” adopted at a regional technical seminar on the promotion of safety, decent working conditions and the fight on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The seminar brought together more than 60 experts from the South Asia region. The meeting was jointly organized by FAO and the Apostleship of the Sea, the International Transport Workers’ Federation, COMPASS with the participation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The meeting had the objective to present the main international instrument in relation to IUU fighting, promotion of safety vessels and decent working and living conditions and discuss how to create synergies in the enforcement of such instruments. -
MeetingMeeting documentInternational Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Rome, 5-9 December 2016 2016The 32nd Session of the Committee on Fisheries endorsed the proposal for the Declaration of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, taking into account the entry into force, on 5 June 2016, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, adopted by FAO in 2009. As the entry into force of this agreement marks an historical event, in that it is the first international legally-binding instrument specifically devoted to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the Committee recognized the importance of a specific initiative within the framework of FAO to raise awareness at all levels, including civil society and general public, on the threats posed by this phenomenon to the conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources.
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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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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
2020Also available in:
No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.