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Book (series)Report of the FAO/SPC Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, Noumea, New Caledonia, 12-14 June 2012 2012
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No results found.During its twenty-ninth Session in 2011, the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) approved the development of a new international instrument on small-scale fisheries in the form of international guidelines (SSF Guidelines). The strategic development process of these SSF Guidelines consists in an extensive consultation process with governments, regional organizations, civil society organizations and small-scale fishers, fish workers and their communities. In this context, a Pacific Islands Regional Consultation on the Development of Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries was co-organized by FAO and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from 12-14 June 2012 in Noumea, New Caledonia. The consultation brought together 38 participants representing governments, the fishing industry and civil society organizations (CSOs) from 17 countries and territories in the Pacific Islands region to share experiences with small-scale fisheries policies and practices. The consulta tion also discussed the thematic areas of the Zero Draft of the International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the context of the Pacific Islands region and provided advice for improvement. The consultation confirmed the importance of small-scale fisheries as a livelihood contributing to food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and economic development in the Pacific Islands region which has to face challenges from population growth and climate change imp acts and suffers from geographical remoteness. The SSF Guidelines were perceived as an important tool for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries governance and development. In terms of governance of rights, resource management and stewardship, customary right systems are a fundamental part of most fishery governance systems in the region. Fishing communities are integrated and generally have an equitable rather than a marginalized role in society. In the Pacific Island Region fishing i s in fact a respected and acknowledged profession, not an activity of last resort. Still, the consultation agreed on the importance of encouraging policies to protect small-scale fisheries livelihoods, to promote income opportunities and to emphasize the socio-economic and cultural importance of small-scale fisheries. Newly established or strengthened fishing community associations are expected to play an important role in this regard. -
Book (stand-alone)Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines in the Near East and North Africa Region. Proceedings of the Near East and North Africa Regional Consultation Towards the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, Muscat, The Sultanate of Oman, 7-10 December 2015 2016
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This document provides a summary of the presentations, discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the Near East and North Africa Regional Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on 7–10 December 2015. The report was prepared by the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Arab Region (INFOSAMAK) with important contributions by Nicole Franz, Lena Westlund, Cherif Toueilib and workshop presenters and participants. The workshop was co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the collaboration of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). The presentations given by the speakers are reproduced as submitted, as is the material included in the ann exes. -
Book (stand-alone)Towards the implementation of the SSF Guidelines. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Development of a Global Assistance Programme in Support of the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, 8-11 December 2014, Rome, Italy 2015
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No results found.Following the endorsement of the SSF Guidelines by the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in June 2014, FAO is now engaging in implementation planning through a participatory process and in accordance with COFI recommendations. COFI proposed the establishment of an SSF Guidelines Global Assistance Programme (GAP) and an outline of this GAP was presented to COFI The workshop was an important step in terms of guidance for consolidating the overall implementation approach for the SSF Guidelines. It is evident that there is an overall willingness to work towards a coherent, coordinated implementation by all stakeholders, based on the guiding principles of the SSF Guidelines themselves. It was confirmed that FAO has an important role to play in terms of supporting and facilitating the implementation, but also in providing technical support and project implementation, based on demand. FAO is looking forward to continuing working on the development of the GAP framework, based on commitment and professionalism and in close collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
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