Implementation of the Code of Conduct

Statement made by: WFFP, ICSF and IPC on Implementation of the Code of Conduct. Made at: the 28th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), FAO, Rome. March 2009.   Members of the FAO Committee on Fisheries, Government representatives, Non Governmental observers; Civil Society Organizations, comrade artisanal fishermen and fisherwomen. My name is Zoila Bustamente, I am a fisherwoman from the ...

Decisions and Recommendations of the Fourth Session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture

Intervention of Civil Society Organizations: the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP), the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), and the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC). Made on Agenda Item 6: Decisions and Recommendations of the Fourth Session of the Sub- Committee on Aquaculture. Made at: Committee on Fisheries 28th Session, March 2009.   Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, first ...

Trade at 28th Session of COFI

Statement made by WFFP, ICSF and IPC on Agenda Item 5: Trade at 28th Session of COFI COFI 28, 3 mars 2009, 5. Décisions et recommandations de la onzième session du Sous- Comité du commerce du poisson du Comité des pêches, Brême (Allemagne), 3-6 juin 2008. Déclaration de Forum Mundiale des Populations des Pêcheurs (WFFP) sur le commerce. Monsieur le Président, ...

Social Dimensions Of Marine Protected Area Implementation In India: Do Fishing Communities Benefit

Workshop Statement on: “Social Dimensions Of Marine Protected Area Implementation In India: Do Fishing Communities Benefit?” Made at: 21 To 22 January 2009. Image Auditorium, Chennai.   We, representatives of artisanal and small-scale fishworker organizations, organizations in support of fishworkers, environmental groups, and the scientific community, committed to equitable and socially-just conservation, use and management of coastal and marine living resources, having ...

FAO Conference on Small Scale Fisheries

Statement made by: the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP). Made to the FAO Conference on Small Scale Fisheries, Bangkok, 2008   INTRODUCTION Around the world, small-scale, artisanal and indigenous fisher people are standing up to protect their rights, the futures of their coastal communities and the marine ecosystems upon which they depend. The World Forum of Fisher People is ...

Bangkok civil society statement on small-scale fisheries

This Statement was presented on 17 October 2008 at the Global Conference on Small-scale Fisheries, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Royal Government of Thailand. The list of workshop participants is available at http://sites.google.com/site/smallscalefisheries/participants Civil Society Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand. 11 to 13 October 2008.   Preamble We, 106 participants from 36 countries, representing small-scale ...

Latin American Workshop Statement

Statement made at: Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing: ASSERTING RIGHTS, DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES: PERSPECTIVES FROM ARTISANAL FISHING AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ON FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE POLICIES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MARKETS AND AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN LATIN AMERICA Punta de Tralca Chile, 4 – 8 August 2008   INTRODUCTION The Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing, held in Punta de Tralca, Chile ...

Taller Latino Americano De Pesca Artesanal

TALLER LATINOAMERICANO DE PESCA ARTESANAL CONSOLIDAR Y GARANTIZAR EL ACCESO Y LOS DERECHOS DE USO DE LA PESCA ARTESANAL: LA VISIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES COSTERAS  Y DE LA PESCA ARTESANAL SOBRE LAS POLÍTICAS PESQUERA Y ACUÍCOLA, LA GESTIÓN COSTERA, EL ACCESO A LOS MERCADOS Y LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD ACUÁTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA. 4 – 8 Agosto de 2008, Punta ...

Zanzibar Statement on Rights-based Approach to Small-scale, Artisanal and Indigenous Fisheries

Zanzibar Statement on Rights-based Approach to Small-scale, Artisanal and Indigenous Fisheries. East and Southern Africa Small-scale Fisheries Workshop (ESA-2008), 24 to 27 June 2008.   Preamble We, 45 participants from Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, representing small-scale, artisanal and indigenous fishing communities engaged in inland and marine fisheries; fishworker organizations and non-governmental organizations; researchers; activists; as well as ...

Intervention on Agenda Item 3.1 and 3.2 to the working group on protected areas: CBD

Intervention made by: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Made at: Second Ad hoc working group on protected areas, CBD. Intervention: Agenda Item 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 Review of implementation of the programme of work. 11-15 Feb 2008.   3.1.1. Assessment of progress made in implementation 3.1.2. Obstacles encountered during the implementation of the programme of work on protected areas and ways and ...