Despite fish being a key component in nutrition and food security in the world, small scale fisheries have never been a major focus in conferences on nutrition. This November saw the second international conference on nutrition hosted by FAO and WHO, and the WFFP represented small scale fishers worldwide as part of a group of social movements present. Members ...
This world fisheries Day Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links embarked on a national gender workshop to brainstorm how ocean grabbing affects women in South Africa and how women can resist. Women from all four coastal provinces in South Africa met in Patenoster on the West Coast of South Africa. The workshop kicked off with presentations on ocean grabbing globallyand its ...
The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) took to the streets this November to raise awareness about ocean grabbing and to promote the implementation of the voluntary guidelines for small scale fisheries. Quoting the PFF “World Fisheries day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by fisherfolk communities. Fishing communities worldwide celebrate this day through rallies, workshops, public meetings, cultural ...
Week of Action Against Ocean grabbing and implementation of voluntary guidelines on small scale fisheries A report on World Fisheries Day 2014 by Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Read this report to learn all about the PFF’s week of action against ocean grabbing and the implementation of the voluntary guidlines on small scale fisheries. The week of action saw rallies, marches and seminars ...
WFFP ICN2 2014 Report A report on the WFFP’s participation in the ICN2 international conference on nutrition 19-21 November 2014 Despite fish being a key component in nutrition and food security in the world, small scale fisheries have never been a major focus in conferences on nutrition. This November saw the second international conference on nutrition hosted by FAO and WHO, ...
Marine Protected Areas in South Africa – ocean grabbing by another name By: Mads Barbesgaard, Carsten Pedersen, Timothé Feodoroff Published on 21st November 2014 International World Fishers day in The Ecologist In an article published in the Ecologist, Mads Barbesgaard from Afrika Kontakt, Carsten Pedersen from Masifundise Development Trust and Timothé Feodoroff from Transnational Institute reflect on World Fisheries Day, where fisher peoples ...
World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) calls for increased support for communities struck by Ebola The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) has called for an accelerated action to support West African communities devastated by the scourge of Ebola. Abdul Koroma, Secretary General of the The Sierra Leone Artisanal Fishers Union (SLAFU), a member organisation of the WFFP, has informed ...
Written by: Jorge Varela Márquez Goldman Environmental Prize Translated by: Mira Maude Chouinard October 16th, World Food Day After 6 years of discussion between global organized fishermen networks, civil society from all continents and the 139 Member States that form the FAO, FAO’s “Guidelines” on securing the sustainability of artisanal or small-scale fishing was approved, promoting food sovereignty, poverty eradication ...
Ocean grabbing: a new wave of twenty first century enclosures Published: in OpenDemocracy 17 October 2014 In their article published in Open Democracy Nick Buxton, Carsten Pedersen and Mads Christian Barbesgaard alert us to the issue of ocean grabbing and call for an end to the privatisation of the oceans. They argue that the rise of market-based fishing policies that ...
Ocean grabbing: a new wave of twenty first century enclosures Written by: Nick Buxton, Carsten Pedersen and Mads Christian Barbesgaard Published: in OpenDemocracy 17 October 2014 Not only are the small-scale fisher communities best placed to ensure food sovereignty, but they are also the starting point for any serious transition towards an ecologically and socially just food regime. In this op-ed, ...