Rome, Italy – July 11, 2024: The 36th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was marked by a significant address from Herman Kumara, the General Secretary of the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP), as he read the invitation regarding Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The event, hosted at the FAO headquarters in Rome, brought together global leaders, ...
On Friday, July 5, 2024, the 2nd SSF Summit 2024 commenced at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, bringing together up to 300 participants. These include representatives from small-scale fisheries (SSF) organizations and movements, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and government bodies. This year’s theme celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context ...
Herman Kumara, National Convener of NAFSO Sri Lanka, General Secretary, World Forum of Fisher Peoples – WFFP is addressing the Peasants Assembly at WSF at Nepal on 17th February, 2024 which was organized by South Asian Peasant Coalition, Asia Europe Peoples Forum, All Nepal Peasants Federation and Nepal Peasants Coalition. There were several South Asian Peasants, Fishers, Forests and Pastoralist ...
The Gambia government yesterday has launched project to enhance the adaptation and mitigation and reduction of climate-related risks facing fisheries sectors. The climate resilience fishery initiatives livelihood improvement project is co-funded by FAO and Gambia government through Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The project is expected to support about 168 000 vulnerable women and men dependent on fisheries value chains. ...