“There is a parcel of land they [investors] say is private. Private belonging to who?” asks Christiana Louwa of the El Molo Forum in northern Kenya, and continues “…our land is never private. Its public land. The land belongs to our communities… and its in our constitution”. In a new investigative report, it is clear that the Green Wind Power ...
Press release, 2 February 2016, Kolkata “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” “Forest Department Kee Jaagir Nahi; Sundarban Humara Hai” Asserting their rights over the Sundarban forest, more than 200 people from the region assembled at the Public Hearing in Sundarban islands on 31st January 2016. The Press Conference of the Public Hearing took place at ...
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 ...
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, ...
A Week of Action on Food and Climate Justice – World Food Day 2014 A report by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum The 2014 World Food Day theme – Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth” – has been chosen to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farmers. It focuses world attention on the significant role of family farming ...
FishersNet Special Edition – WFFP 6th General Assembly Published: Vol. 23 September 2014 Since 2005 Masifundise Development Trust have been publishing FishersNet (commonly known as VissersNet in Afrikaans), a newsletter which aims to keep fisher communities informed about the recent activities and developments in the Small- Scale Fisheries (SSF) sector and to share stories about their challenges and successes. The articles ...
The Global Ocean Grab Published: By TNI Agrarian Justice Programme, Masifundise and Afrika Kontakt. September 2014. The term ‘ocean grabbing’ aims to cast new light on important processes that are negatively affecting the people and communities whose way of life and cultural identity depend on their involvement in small-scale fishing and closely related activities. Small-scale fishers and fishing communities in both ...
The 6th. General Assembly was opened with a warm welcome from the South African hosts, including the Chairperson of Masifundise, Mr. George Bongo. The WFFPs two co-coordinaters welcomed all delegates of the WFFP, the numerous observers from across the world and the strong presence of leaders of the fisher movement Coastal Links South Africa. Apologies were given for the ...