DAY 2 – WATERS RISE 📅 9 JUNE 2025 | 🕒 LIVE NOW From oceans to rivers, lakes to deltas—we rise as water peoples, united in resistance and reclamation. C-OP2 Day 2 focuses on: ⚖ Recognition. Redistribution. Reclamation. Reparations. We assert: – Maritorial rights (from coast to inland waters) – The right to fish, to live, to govern – ...
🛑 DAY 1 – ASSAULT ON OCEAN PEOPLES 📅 8 JUNE 2025 | 🌍 ONLINE From Blue Economy to Blue Carbon, from int ensive aquaculture to sea-bed mining, UNOC3 is enabling a global push to grab waters, erase fisher rights, and convert marine life into capital. 🪧 What we’re exposing today: – Ocean/Aqua Grabbing – Displacement of capture fisheries ...
Dear friends, We invite you to join the Second Conference of the Ocean Peoples (C-OP2) a global political summit organised by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) on 8 and 9 June 2025, online. C-OP is a fisher people’s summit organised in direct rejection of the corporate-led UN Ocean Conference 2025 (UNOC3) in Nice, France. As resolved at the ...
LOOK | Small fisherfolk from various fisherfolk federations trooped to Mendiola, Manila to mark National Fisherfolk Day today, May 30. Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), along with other fisherfolk organizations and non-government organizations (NGOs), demanded that the Marcos administration reject the Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate within municipal waters. “Various ...
Rome The final statement: We, the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (WFF), the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), La Via Campesina (LVC), and members of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)—representing tens of millions of small-scale fishers and Indigenous Peoples worldwide—express our deep concern over the aggressive and ...
Dated: 7 May 2025 “We, peace activists from India, Pakistan and elsewhere, categorically condemn every form of violent extremism and terrorism…” Read the full joint statement below and endorse it here if you support the message of peace and cooperation.  Joint Statement We, peace activists from India, Pakistan and elsewhere, categorically condemn every form of violent extremism and terrorism. We particularly condemn ...
Join us in commemorating the life, legacy, and enduring impact of Fr. Thomas Kocherry—a towering figure who championed the rights of fisherpeople and coastal communities across the globe. A passionate advocate, legal expert, and spiritual leader, Fr. Kocherry dedicated his life to social justice, environmental sustainability, and grassroots empowerment. 📅 Date: 15 May 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 ...
Negombo, Sri Lanka – April 4, 2025:The National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) commemorated International Women’s Day 2025 with a powerful celebration held at the Rukmani Devi Cultural Centre in Negombo. The event, initially inaugurated on March 4th, was a joint initiative led by Mr. Herman Kumara, General Secretary of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), and brought together a ...
The World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) actively participated in the RAG A&P Meeting, held from March 23-25, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. This three-day face-to-face session brought together key stakeholders to assess the implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Guidelines, strengthening efforts toward sustainable and equitable fisheries governance. The WFFP team at the event included Azril Omar from Malaysia, Ravadee ...
On March 20, 2025, the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) successfully hosted a remarkable International Women’s Day celebration under the theme Women of Waves (WoW) Rise Together. The virtual event, held from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM IST, brought together fisherwomen, activists, and allies from around the world to honor the resilience, strength, and collective action of women in ...