Year of publication 2020

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 83 p.

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Author FAO

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Book (series)

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ISBN 978-92-5-133866-7

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Series title Project Evaluation Series

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Series number jan/21

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Synopsis (short abstract) Small-scale fisheries (SSF) play an important role in food security and poverty reduction. However, this role is not always recognized and many SSF communities remain marginalized, both with regard to resource management and from a broader social and economic perspective. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) are the first international instrument dedicated entirely to the immensely important small-scale fisheries sector. The project “Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and initiatives” is part of the FAO Umbrella Programme for the promotion and application of the SSF Guidelines. The evaluation of this project provides important lessons and recommendations that will inform the formulation and implementation of related on-going projects under the Umbrella Programme, for enhanced promotion and application of the SSF Guidelines. The evaluation found that the project has succeeded in firmly anchoring SSF considerations in the global fisheries policy and research agendas, and in increasing momentum in regional and national awareness of, and commitment to, the SSF Guidelines. The project has allowed a process of consolidation of the trajectory of change initiated with the adoption of the SSF Guidelines, but more time is needed for benefits to trickle to lower levels of governance and to SSF communities themselves.

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Annex 1. E-survey questionnaire

Annex 2. Coggle map of overall project partners

Annex 3. Coggle map of regional partners and national partners in Costa Rica and the United Republic of Tanzania

Annex 4. Country case study: Costa Rica

Annex 5. Country case study: United Republic of Tanzania

Annex 6. Institutional case study: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

Annex 7. Institutional case study: Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (OSPESCA)

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Follow-up report

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