The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) is celebrating the International Day of Action for Rivers by calling for governments to implement the FAO’s International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF guidelines) for rivers and other inland fisheries, and to develop policies to protect the rights of inland fishing communities, and ensure their food sovereignty. At least 30 percent ...
Déclaration de WFFP à l’occasion de la Journée Mondiale de la Pêche du 21.11.2016 «L’adoption de ces Directives internationales sur la pêche artisanale en 2014 par la Commission de la pêche [COFI] de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture [FAO] constitue une de nos plus grandes victoires.» a dit Naseegh Jaffer, Secrétaire Général de WFFP. «Lorsque nous avons ...
Declaración del WFFP sobre el Día Mundial de la Pesca 21.11.2016 “Una de nuestras mayores victorias es el respaldo de las Directrices Internacionales de Pesca en Pequeña Escala por el Comité de Pesca de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) en 2014” – Naseegh Jaffer, Secretario General del WFFP “Cuando desarrollamos las Directrices ...
WFFP statement on World Fisheries Day 21.11.2016 “One of our greatest victories is the endorsement of the International Small-scale Fisheries Guidelines by the Committee on Fisheries [COFI] of the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation [FAO] in 2014” – Naseegh Jaffer, the General Secretary of the WFFP. “When we developed the International guidelines, transnational corporations did not show any commitment towards ...
“We, the Fonseca Gulf Association of Artisanal Fisher people known as APAGOLF together with our associates, hereby condemn the murder of Berta Cáceres and we demand that President JOH ensures that her murder does not go unpunished and that those responsible for this crime are prosecuted. This is the right moment for him to enact the words he lives by, ...
Press statement, Cape Town, 29 January 2016 We call upon the Pakistani authorities to make public the exact location of detention of Mr. Baloch. We furthermore demand that the principles of due process and all of Mr. Baloch’s human rights as internationally recognized, are fully respected. In the late afternoon of 16 January, Mr. Baloch informed his colleagues from the ...
Déclaration du Forum mondial des peuples pêcheurs (WFFP) et du Forum mondial des pêcheurs et travailleurs de la pêche (WFF) sur les négociations de la COP21 à Paris en 2015 Alors que les changements climatiques ont des résultats de plus en plus dévastants, il devient clair que les négociations du CCNUCC, dominées par les entreprises, ne font pas partie de ...
Statement issued by World Forum of Fisher Peoples’ (WFFP) & World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers in relation to the COP21 negotiations in Paris, 2015. As the devastating consequences of climate change become ever more disastrous, it is likewise becoming ever more clear that the corporate-dominated UNFCCC-negotiations are not part of the solution but part of the problem. ...
21 de noviembre 2015 En el período previo a la COP21 de París, el WFFP denuncia “soluciones falsas” al cambio climático y pide a los gobiernos que ejecuten las pautas para la pesquería internacional a pequeña escala. Los pueblos pesqueros a pequeña escala de todo el mundo ofrecen soluciones sociales y ecológicas justas . Tal día como hoy, hace 18 ...
WFFP statement on World Fisheries Day 21.11.2015 In the run-up to COP21 in Paris, WFFP denounces ‘false solutions’ to climate change and instead call on governments to implement the International Small-Scale Fisheries guidelines. Small-scale fisherfolk across the world provide the socially and ecologically just solutions. On this day, 18 years ago, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) was founded ...