“Water, Our Home” : Artists and Fishers Unite to Defend Livelihoods in the Paglayag at Paglaya Exhibition

  The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) proudly highlights the powerful culmination of a groundbreaking partnership between the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) and PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas. Launched in 2024, this collaboration immerses local artists in fishing communities to document and amplify the daily struggles of small-scale fishers. The result is a compelling final exhibit titled “Water, Our Home”, which ...

Historic and Artisanal coastal and marine rights of traditional fishing communities : conflicts and the way forward

WFFP-CAN Webinar Report- Web_merged file A report of three webinars ...

The Fuel Crisis Triggered by the 2026 Iran War: Severe Impacts on Small-Scale Fisheries Worldwide

               Since the outbreak of the 2026 Iran War on 28 February, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes under Operation Epic Fury targeting Iranian military infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and leadership—including the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—the global energy market has been thrown into turmoil. Iran’s retaliatory restrictions on shipping through ...

ICARRD+20 report

      Report ICARRD+20 WFFP (shareable version) ENG Relatório CIRADR+20 WFFP (versão para compartilhamento) PT-BR [Gerado por IA, precisa ser revisado]    ( portugese ) Rapport CIRADR+20 WFFP (version partageable) FR [Généré par IA, à réviser]  ( french) Informe CIRADR+20 WFFP (version compartible) ESP [Generado por IA, necesita revisión]   ( spanish ) ICARRD+20 WFFP Raporu (paylaşılabilir sürüm) TK [AI ...

CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE STRUGGLES OF FISHER PEOPLE

Climate Crisis and Struggles of Fisher Peoples_Final Report (1) download pdf above ...

WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations at MC14: A Critical Moment for Small-Scale Fishers Worldwide

  The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, offered only limited time to discuss one of the most pressing issues for coastal communities: harmful fisheries subsidies. While the existing Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force on 15 September 2025, the negotiations on stronger disciplines to curb overcapacity and overfishing remain far from complete. For ...

“We are the Oceans, We are the Waters, We are the Peoples” : WFFP Declaration Against Ocean Grabbing and False Blue Solutions

“We are the Oceans, We are the Waters, We are the Peoples” We, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), representing over 10 million fishers across 50 countries, affirm that fisher peoples are custodians of the world’s waters, inherent rights-holders committed to food sovereignty, biodiversity, and living in harmony with nature. However, the imperialistic nations’ relentless accumulation of wealth is ...

Reflections on ICARRD+20 summit

  Melanie Brown coordinating committee member of WFFP representing indigenous people, delivers a statement highlighting the key outcomes of ICARRD+20 held in february 2026 in Cartagena, Columbia 19.03.26 Panel at ICCARD+20 Here are the two presentations of co – chair of WFFP Nadine Nembhard and Christiana Louwa the Treasurer of WFFP ...

Civil society organizations gather in Reykjavik to expose the impacts of industrial aquaculture

World Leaders Hand Over the Future of Food to the Aquaculture Industry ...

COFI:FM sub committee – World Leaders Hand Over the Future of Food to the Aquaculture Industry

  COFI:FM Sub Committee, Reykjavik, Iceland 2026 Global fisher movements, Indigenous leaders, and civil society organizations gather in Reykjavik to expose the impacts of industrial aquaculture and defend small-scale fisheries and food sovereignty. Reykjavik, Iceland – February 26, 2026. Leaders from global social movements and civil society gathered in Reykjavik during the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Fisheries ...