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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetStepping up resilient and sustainable small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: Policy considerations to sustain the achievements from the IYAFA 2022 celebration in the Western Central Atlantic 2024
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No results found.The theme for the IYAFA celebration in WECAFC was ‘Resilience and Recovery,’ with a specific focus on gender and youth. The selection of Resilience and Recovery was significant for this region as it took place during the world’s recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Small-scale fishers and fish farmers across the region were severely affected by the pandemic, impacting their social and economic well-being. Therefore, the chosen themes reflected a regional effort to support the recovery of small- scale fishers and fish farmers by leveraging their collective efforts. The inclusion of gender and youth as cross-cutting themes also recognized the vital roles these groups play in ensuring the sustainability of the region’s fisheries. These main themes were further supported by three subthemes: social resilience, innovation, and intersectoral linkages. -
Book (stand-alone)Best practices to support and improve the livelihoods of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture households
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No results found.Ensuring that fisheries and aquaculture are undertaken sustainably and equitably lies at the heart of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). Although the CCRF offers some suggestions as to the major areas where this should be applied, it does not offer specific guidance on best practice. It is the function of working arrangements such as the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) to develop this sort of guidance, applicable to the local context of the region and, as part its advocacy role, to bring to the attention of policy-makers, governments, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations, those approaches and practices which offer the best opportunities for improving livelihoods and building resilience in communities. Too often, well intentioned policies are implemented that result in unintended outcomes such as environmental degradation, marginalization of small-scale producers and their families or see benefits captured by other interest gr oups or elites. It is through taking stock of such lessons of success and failure that we can offer guidance on future efforts and draw attention to those policies or interventions that may not be achieving their intended outcomes or are even creating more problems than they solve. This report contains a set of recommendations developed from an APFIC Regional Consultative workshop that indicate those areas of best practice and policies that support coastal community livelihoods. It also cont ains advice on practices and policies that are to be avoided. The purpose of the workshop was to generate a greater sense of where Asia-Pacific countries and organizations should be directing their efforts to improve livelihoods and the resilience of communities dependent on fisheries and aquaculture and to set the stage for future dialogue on policy planning and development in the region. -
Book (stand-alone)Best practices to support and improve the livelihoods of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture households 2010
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No results found.Some of the poorest and most vulnerable households in Asia are seasonally or occasionally dependent on fisheries-related activities. These important resources are threatened by poor management and continued overexploitation. As part of its strategic plan, the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) is committed to supporting small-scale fisheries in Asia. At its 30th session in Manado, Indonesia in 2008, APFIC undertook to identify areas of best practice and policies to support coastal community livelihoods and to review those aspects which negatively impact coastal livelihoods. This publication contains three reviews on key aspects of policy support to livelihoods resilience and diversification and offers recommendations on approaches and practices which offer the best opportunity for improving livelihoods and building resilience in communities in the face of emerging challenges such as globalization, economic development, social transitions and climate change.
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